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M26 Camera Manual: Installation
2.6 Replacing the MicroSD Card
The camera must be taken down to remove, insert or replace a MicroSD card. To avoid data
loss, be sure to deactivate MicroSD card recording in the camera soware and reboot the
MOBOTIX camera before removing the card.
Caution
A MicroSD card may only be removed from the camera aer you have deactivated
Recording to SD Card and rebooted the camera. Failing to do so may lead to loss of
data! Make sure that the card is not write-protected!
2.6.1 Removing the MicroSD Card
1. Deactivate recording: Recording to MicroSD card must be
deactivated (Admin Menu > Storage on External File Server /
Flash Device). If MicroSD card recording is still active, deacti-
vate recording and reboot the camera. Section 3.4, «MicroSD
Card Recording», contains more information on this topic.
2.
Remove camera from the weatherproof housing: Remove
the two lock screws from the weatherproof housing and
then remove the camera from the housing. In doing so, do
not pull too hard on the lens cover. If required, use the long
side of the 5 mm Allen wrench to carefully push the camera
out of the housing from behind through the screw holes.
3. Remove the connection cables: The connected cables
(patch cable, MiniUSB) must be removed from the camera
rst by rotating and opening the bayonet catch (MxBus
see Section 2.7.6).
4.
Remove the back of the camera and take out the MicroSD
card: Remove the four screws from the back plate using the
supplied 2.5 mm Allen wrench and carefully li o the back
plate. Gently push on the MicroSD card in the card slot of
the camera. The card is released from the slot and can be
removed from the camera.
To use the camera without a MicroSD card, continue by mounting the back plate (see step 2
in Section 2.6.2).
Bayonet catch open
Push-push operation: only
remove the MicroSD card
aer rst gently pushing it in
Click!