If you happen to be the owner of a Xiaomi Yi camera you probably noticed that there
are no English instructions in the package.
So today I'm going to give you a quick overview of how to use this camera.
Now this video assumes that you've already inserted the battery in the compartment on
the right side of the back.
It also assumes that you've inserted a micro SD card, it goes in the slot right here.
This camera supports micro SD cards up to 64 GB, and it recommends class 10 compliant
cards for best performance.
The other thing you need to do is charge up the battery, and you do that by plugging in
the supplied USB cord right here and then plugging in the other end to a USB charger
or other powered USB port.
Now while it's charging this ring here will light up in an orange or red color and it
will stay that way until the charge is complete and at that point it will go dark just like
it is now and that means it's fully charged and ready to go.
So to turn the camera on I'm gonna press the button in the front beside the lens.
That button is the on and off, and it also allows you to change between video and photo
modes.
The startup process takes just a little bit - once that is complete, we get a solid blue
ring around the power button.
Now this blue ring indicates that the battery is greater that 50% charged.
If it is less that 50 percent, it will be kind of a pinkish purplish color.
And if it's below 15%, it will then change to an orange or red color which means that
the battery is nearly depleted.
Now the camera, by default, starts up in photo mode, and you can verify that by the fact
that this little light here is currently off - that means it's in photo mode.
And if I tap the button here it will take a picture, and if you notice, it will flash
red just after I press the button.
That is actually the moment where it takes the snapshot.
That's all you have to do to take a picture.
Now if you want to take a video you tap this button on the front to change it to video
mode.
At that point, you notice that the light on the top is solid red and that means that it's
in video mode and it's in standby ready for you to press this button to start recording.
So go ahead and press the button, and you'll notice that the light is now blinking.
Also, the ring on the front is blinking and that tell us that it is currently recording
video.
Then to stop recording, we simple tap the button again.
So that's pretty much all you need to know to take photographs and capture video footage.
The only other button on the unit is this little WiFi button here on the side.
If you tap that, the blue light will come on.
In just a few moments that light will start to flash, and that indicates that the WiFi
is now active.
There we go.
Now, if you have your computer you'll notice another WiFi network that visible if you're
in range of this.
And you can connect to it if you like.
The password is simply 1234567890.
However, there's not too much you can do using a computer.
What really this is for is to connect to the mobile app.
And so, what you really need to do is go the App Store or Google Play, whichever the case
may be - depending on whether you have Android or an iPhone and download the Xiaomi Yi camera
app.
And will allow you to connect to this when it's in WiFi mode.
And you can do a lot of things with that App.
For one thing, it gives you a view finder, which of course this camera does not have,
so you can see what the camera is currently looking at.
You can also change settings, such as turn on and off lens rectification, change the
video mode - frame rate, things like that.
You can also specify that you'd like to start it in video instead of photo mode when you
start it up, and numerous other settings as well.
So that camera app is very much indispensable if you're going to be use this camera.
Now the last thing you need to know is how to turn the camera off, and you do that by
simply pressing and holding the power button on the front for about 3 or 4 seconds, and
it will beep and then turn off.
So that's pretty much all you need to know as far as operating this camera.
There's obviously a few more details we could go into especially with the app, but that
pretty much gives you everything you need to know to get started.
So hopefully you've found this useful.
If you have any questions, put those in the comments below.
As always, thanks for watching, and I'll see you next time.