ok got the camera unlocked and succesfully downloaded videos, i must have the latest version of software 3.62? anyway i used a link that seanreit posted about tapping the wire on the resistor, tried a few different times powered up, down, also got the goofy numbers on my screen, but eventually it unlocked. now i got to work on downloading those codecs. thanks, awesome thread, 32 bucks, had an old printer cable, and a servo extension, i just pulled the orange wire out, used the red and brown powered up through the usb connection. the battery light allways flashes now i assume, thats becuase it must monitor batt. power somewhere in between the old "aa" conection and the micro, and not when connected to usb or powered up there likewise. the only problem i see is with this configuration is that if i power down with the cam button it wont power back up with the cam button, cycle the reciever switch and its back on? also after recording a vid, when i hit the rec. button to stop recording, it powers down, but saves the video, again wont power up with cam switch, but comes back on when i cycle the reciever switch. should i connect the r/c power source in the same fashion as the "aa" through that 4 pin berg connector? or just leave it?