The instruction manual also references a power port but there is no such port the only way to charge the unit is via the usb port

2 once youre able to figure out what the light flashing patterns mean slow flashing blue means the camera is on standby quick flashing blue means it is recording red and blue alternative flashing means its turning off

then you can try to figure out the remote and how to use it to activate these different modes

4 because motion detection doesnt work i am forced to use the camera in continuing recording mode however with the small 8gb microsd that comes with the unit less than three hours of video are recorded