Originally Posted by robix07

Thanks for Reply!
But I don't understand my camera.
It wont install new firmware,I placed the .bin in the root directory of the card,placed it in camera turned it on and it just started like a normal,no changes and the led doesn't flash while recording :?

Then you are doing something wrong .

Try this.
1. Format your card fist.
2. Make sure the only file on the card is named FW96630A.BIN (old boot loader) or FWDVCH.BIN (new boot loader). The name must be all capital letters, especially if you are running Linux or Mac OSX.

Like I previously posted, you must use the correct file or the camera will ignore the update. I suspect you have copied the wrong file to the card.

I believe, but can't confirm, that FW96630A.BIN was used on the cameras with the 5-pin USB socket and FWDVCH.BIN is used on the latest cameras with the 8-pin USB socket. You can't interchange the two files, so do not rename them. You will surely brick your camera if you do.....

Originally Posted by ginetto

The card holder seems attached well on the circuit and the card seems ok. I tried to see inside the card holder... well, it is not easy to see something, even with a magnifying glass and a light.

I noticed another abnormality. Normally, without the card the light on the camera flashes slowly, while in this case the light remains on and nothing happens if I press the shutter key.
Does it mean anything for you?

As I read it, you camera doesn't function at all. It is not recognized by the PC and you can't record, but the yellow LED is always on (with or without a card inserted) when the power button is pressed.
If this assumption is correct, then there could well be a problem with the CMOS lens ribbon cable. Either there is a bad connection or one of the tiny wires in the ribbon cable is cracked.

Originally Posted by ginetto

The card holder seems attached well on the circuit and the card seems ok. I tried to see inside the card holder... well, it is not easy to see something, even with a magnifying glass and a light.

I noticed another abnormality. Normally, without the card the light on the camera flashes slowly, while in this case the light remains on and nothing happens if I press the shutter key.
Does it mean anything for you?

Please have a look at the two photographs below. At the rear of the card slot is a rudimentary switch that uses a thin strip of pressed steel. This should be flush with the outer metal shell when a card is NOT inserted.
Placing a card in the card slot pushes an internal terminal against the strip, signifiying to the camera that a card is inserted. If the strip is bent outwards, the switch can't work and the camera will not recognise a card.

Hope this helps, Richard

I format the card then put the firmware in disconnect from the usb, turn it on the light flashes,start to record and there is no flashing light
What's wrong with this camera?

Originally Posted by robix07

I format the card then put the firmware in disconnect from the usb, turn it on the light flashes,start to record and there is no flashing light
What's wrong with this camera?

Update the firmware is a slow process ... it may take some minutes.

I thought I did brick mine ... but I was lucky ... and I got my #11 back alive

Read very very carefully the instructions (from Tom) ... also ... I may have done a post about it long time ago ... when I did almost brick mine.

Tchuss

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I did it after Instructions that came with Firmware,but no result it's like it doesn't even care about that file.Or maybe I'm an idiot,and put the file in the wrong directory.
It looks like this C:/MYPC/Videocam/FWDVCH.bin
Is that the right place?

Originally Posted by robix07

I did it after Instructions that came with Firmware,but no result it's like it doesn't even care about that file.Or maybe I'm an idiot,and put the file in the wrong directory.
It looks like this C:/MYPC/Videocam/FWDVCH.bin
Is that the right place?

You put the firmware file FWDVCH.BIN (ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, including the bin part) into you camera's root folder. It's best to first format the card, then you only have a root folder. I take it you are running a unix-based system because you show forward-slashes and not backslashes.

In Windows, the root folder is x:\ (or whatever drive letter your camera has been assigned)

Then it is correct,but it doesn't work.
I'm writing to my seller maybe he can replace my camera

Question: There are soo many variations out there, but I have a original camera (V1 or V2) .. does this one has somewhere a composite-out, too? like the new 808?

Originally Posted by flyandi

Question: There are soo many variations out there, but I have a original camera (V1 or V2) .. does this one has somewhere a composite-out, too? like the new 808?

V1 No.
With the V2 I believe the pin is connected to the processor but is disabled by firmware. I don't have a V2 to confirm this. The #11 was not designed for composite-out, hence the lower price.

And what new 808 are you talking about? The #18 is from the same developer as the #11 and has video-out.

The #16 is from a different developer and also has video-out. The #16 uses a standardized 5-pin mini-USB socket and is highly configurable whereas the #18 uses a non-standard mini-USB socket and is not configurable.

I believe the graphics processor IC in the V1 has composite video out capability, but it was not enabled by the developer. It's in the processor specs posted earlier, as I recall. Not supported by hardware or firmware.

Ok thanks! I think have to get the #16 :-)

Cheap mini camera for my tiny FPV system :-)

Originally Posted by victapilot

I believe the graphics processor IC in the V1 has composite video out capability, but it was not enabled by the developer. It's in the processor specs posted earlier, as I recall. Not supported by hardware or firmware.

Originally Posted by flyandi

Ok thanks! I think have to get the #16 :-)

Cheap mini camera for my tiny FPV system :-)

All three cameras, #11, #18 and #16 have the same processor. Unfortunately the video-out pin, which is situated underneath the processor, was left unconnected on the #11 V1. Hence it is impossible to connect to this pin without removing the processor.

I believe the circuit layout of the #11 is identical to that of the #18, although apparently there is some sort of dongle to prevent #18 firmware running on the #11 V2.

flyandi, that's a good choice, IMO

Has someone done a comparison review between #16 and #11?
I have seen one between #18 and #11.

A comparison video between #11 and #16...youtube link here...