If your MEMENTO is powered on, turn it off prior to removing the microSD card.
With the MEMENTO power off, take a microSD card with the non-straight edge to the right and printing on top (gold contacts on the bottom), insert the card into the slot where microSD is printed on the back of the camera. It is below the connector used to provide power and signal to the lights on the front of the camera (if installed).
Insert the card loosely, wiggle if it feels tight. Do not force it, if it will not go in, check for the correct orientation.
When it is in, press the edge of the card until you feel a click. The card is then seated.
With your MEMENTO camera fully assembled, look on the top left. There is a slide switch marked ➡On. Using your fingernail, slide the switch towards the right.
When you turn your camera on for the first time with the CircuitPython "Fancy Camera" program loaded, you'll see a screen similar to above.
The screen should look like this: “240x240”, “Normal”, “JPEG”, “SD OK”.
If the upper right text says "NO SD", turn the camera off using the power button on the top left of body. Insert (or reinsert) a microSD card. If you believe a card is in there, be sure it is seated properly with a click at the end.
If the card still is not registering, it might not be formatted. Power the MEMENTO off and remove the microSD card. Insert the card into a USB card reader to see if your computer recognizes it as formatted. If there are files on it, it should be formatted. If your computer cannot read the card, it may be unformatted.
If you determine the card is unformatted, you can follow the formatting instructions in the guide page below.
With the MEMENTO still powered off, reinsert the (freshly formatted) microSD card and power the camera back on. The display in the upper right should now show "SD Ok" in green.
Taking pictures is similar to any camera -- simply follow these two steps:
Point the MEMENTO at a subject while framing it in the display
Press-and-release the shutter button fairly quickly
When the shutter engages, you will hear a sound from the speaker and on the screen you'll see the word Snap! appear in the center of the screen.
Congratulations, you've taken your first picture!
Like commercial cameras, MEMENTO is capable of autofocusing on an object (using a tiny motor in the lens).
Press shutter button for a second (e.g., “long-press”) to focus on the object in the center of the frame.
Release the shutter button once it has focused
Press/release the shutter button to snap a photo (e.g., a “short-press").
Go ahead and take some pictures!
See the next page for detailed instructions on powering off your camera, removing the microSD card and looking at the pictures on your computer.
Subsequent pages go over how to set your MEMENTO for higher resolution images and how to use special effects.
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