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What does the color of the status indicator ring in Prime series cameras signify?

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What does the color of the status indicator ring in Prime series cameras signify?

All Prime series cameras come with a status indicator ring. The following chart shows what each color indicates.

Ring Color

Status

Example

Dark*

 

 

Edit Mode (Playback):

Motive is in Edit Mode.

Blue*

 

 

Live Mode:

The camera is actively sending the capture data and receiving commands in real-time, but the data is not being recorded.

Green*

 

 

Recording:

The camera is recording and actively sending the data to be written in memory.

Yellow*

 

 

Selected:

Indicates that the camera is selected in Motive.

Orange*

 

 

Reference Cameras:

The camera is in reference mode. Instead of capturing the marker data, the camera is recording reference video.

Green Fill

Calibration:

The camera is in calibration mode. The green light fills the ring indicating that a sufficient number of samples is collected.

Green Fill and White

Calibration with a wand in the view:

The camera is in calibration mode collecting sample images. The white light indicates the detection and the position of the calibration wand.

Blue and White

Hibernation:

The camera is in a low power state. This is triggered when closing Motive while cameras are still powered by the switch.

Red Fill

Firmware Reset:

The camera's on-board flash memory is being reset. 

Yellow Fill

Firmware Update:

The camera's firmware is being written to the flash memory. The camera reboots on completion.

(*) Color customizable in Motive

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