This video camera has LED red & blue guiding lights and operation instruction is as below: 1)The blue light is on when camera starting up in the initial state after this blue light is off but red one is on; 2)The blue light is off and the red one is on when the “MODE” is in the standby state under normal video recording. The blue light is off also with red slow flash while video recording; 3)The red light is off and the blue one is on when the “MODE” is in the standby state under pictures taken. A blue flash will occur while taking pictures; 4)Both red light and blue light are on when the “MODE” is in the standby state under sound recording.The red light is still on with blue slow flash while sound recording; 5) Both red light and blue light are on when motion detection is in the standby state whilethe blue light is still on with red slow flash while video recording; 6) The red light flashes slowly under charged stateand red light is on after the video charged fully; 7) The red flash and blue flash alternates quickly when power shortage after 5 seconds like this and then the camera will shut off automatically; 8) The red light and blue light flashes at the same time when the memory card is full (no card inserted ) and the camera will shut off automatically after 5 seconds; 9) The blue light flashes during database processing after camera is connected to computer; 10) Keep pressing button “ON/OFF” and blue light and red light flash then the DV will be turned off.