A spy pen camera is designed to store video in internal memory. Viewing the video shot on a spy pen camera requires uploading the video to the computer first. The video can then be converted to a file format native to the computer's operating system using the video program that is built in. The procedure is straightforward and will not damage the spy pen camera or the computer in any way.
Instructions
Spy Pen Video and a PC
1. Plug the USB connector on the spy pen camera into a USB port on the PC. Wait for the icon of the spy pen camera to appear on the desktop.
2. Double-click on the spy pen camera icon to open its window. Double-click on the "Video" folder inside of the window that opens.
3. Drag the videos from inside the "Video" folder onto the desktop. Wait as a copy progress bar appears, fills in from right to left and disappears.
4. Right-click on the icon of the spy pen camera. Select "Eject" from the pop-up menu. Remove the spy pen camera from the USB port of the PC.
5. Launch the Windows Media Player program that comes with the Windows operating system by selecting it from the "Start," "All Applications" pop-up menu.
6. Drag a video from the desktop onto the icon of the Windows Media Player program--the icon should be in the toolbar at the bottom right of the screen.
7. Go to the "File" menu at the top of the Windows Media Player program's main screen. Select "Save As" from the drop-down menu.
8. Name the video file that is to be converted in the "Name" column at the top of the window that appears.
9. Click on the "Save" button at the bottom of the screen to save the video file in the default Windows Media Video (WMV) format. Quit the Windows Media Player program once the window disappears.
Spy Pen Video With a Mac
10. Plug the USB connector on the spy pen camera into a USB port on the Mac. Wait for the icon of the spy pen camera to appear on the desktop.
11. Double-click on icon of the spy pen camera to open its window. Double-click on the "Video" folder inside of the window that opens.
12. Drag the videos from inside the "Video" folder onto the desktop. Wait as a copy progress bar appears, fills in from left to right and disappears. Drag the icon of the camera to the Trash. Remove the camera from the USB port of the PC.
13. Launch the QuickTime Player program that comes with the Mac's OS X operating system by double-clicking its icon inside the "Applications" folder.
14. Drag a spy pen camera video from the desktop onto the icon of the QuickTime Player--the icon is in the dock to the left or at the bottom of the screen. Wait as a video window appears on the desktop.
15. Select "Save As" from the "File" drop-down menu. Name the video file that is to be converted in the "Name" column at the top of the window that appears.
16. Select "iPhone," "iPod" or "AppleTV" from the "Format" drop-down menu. Click the "Save" button at the bottom right corner of the window. Quit the QuickTime Player program once the window disappears.
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