Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

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  • How to Adjust the Mobius ActionCam Camera Focus
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              How to Adjust the Mobius ActionCam Camera Focus
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove both screws on the bottom of the case.
  • Use a box cutter or knife to split the quality control seal on the front of the device.
  • Be aware that breaking the seal will probably void any warranty.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove both screws on the bottom of the case.

Use a box cutter or knife to split the quality control seal on the front of the device.

Be aware that breaking the seal will probably void any warranty.

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Step 2

  • Pull the casing apart near the lens.
  • Slide back the bottom half of the case to disengage the clips holding the casing halves together.
  • Gently remove the bottom of the case and place it alongside the device.
  • The battery pack is mounted to the bottom casing. Be gentle when opening the case to avoid damaging the harness that runs from the battery to the circuit board.

Pull the casing apart near the lens.

Slide back the bottom half of the case to disengage the clips holding the casing halves together.

Gently remove the bottom of the case and place it alongside the device.

The battery pack is mounted to the bottom casing. Be gentle when opening the case to avoid damaging the harness that runs from the battery to the circuit board.

Step 3

  • Locate the camera module.
  • Grab the sides of the camera module and gently pull to free it from the case.
  • Be gentle when handling the camera module to avoid damaging the fragile ribbon cable attached to it.

Locate the camera module.

Grab the sides of the camera module and gently pull to free it from the case.

Be gentle when handling the camera module to avoid damaging the fragile ribbon cable attached to it.

Step 4

  • Use a 0.9mm hex key or driver to loosen the set screw fastened into the side of the camera module.
  • Loosen the screw until it turns freely. Do not fully remove the set screw.

Use a 0.9mm hex key or driver to loosen the set screw fastened into the side of the camera module.

Loosen the screw until it turns freely. Do not fully remove the set screw.

Step 5

  • Grab the side of the lens and gently turn to adjust the focus.
  • While facing the back of the camera module, turning the lens all the way clockwise will bring objects 4"-6" away into focus. Turning the lens all the way counterclockwise will bring distant objects into focus.
  • The lens has about a half turn of travel.

Grab the side of the lens and gently turn to adjust the focus.

While facing the back of the camera module, turning the lens all the way clockwise will bring objects 4"-6" away into focus. Turning the lens all the way counterclockwise will bring distant objects into focus.

The lens has about a half turn of travel.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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lee lou - Jun 28, 2016

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Could anyone send me an online shopping link for this item. Or is focus adjustments applicable for all Mobius ActionCam models and versions ?

Victor Fourman - Mar 14, 2017

https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/

Victor Fourman - Mar 14, 2017

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There is good idea to use WebcamViewer V1.0 (You don’t need to install and it’s free) in order to focus adjustment “online”, connecting Your Mobius CAM to PC like WebCam.

Here the link to the soft: http://www.bustatech.com/webcamviewer-a-…