Merge pull request #446 from mikecarr/master

add note about sdcard settings with runcam default firmware
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@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ a) Download and install the latest version of
[PUTTY](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)
b) Download the [OpenIPC
configurator](https://github.com/OpenIPC/configurator/releases)
configurator](https://github.com/OpenIPC/configurator/releases) or https://github.com/OpenIPC/openipc-configurator (Multiplatform)
and install it
c) Setting up IP\
@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ b) Power on your aircraft. The Runcam should start by itself and the
c) After 12-14 seconds you should see on your phone the video from your
aircraft.
## 7. Important Note About SD Card Configuration
Just a reminder about RunCam cameras, Configurators and SD Cards:
If you are using the stick Runcam firmware, RunCam added a feature which creates/reads the settings from user.ini file. If the SD Card is inserted, there is a script that runs on boot which applies the settings from this file. It will overwrite anything you configured with either configurator.
The script path is `/etc/init.d/S95majestic` which contains:
```
12,7: /etc/runcam_cfg.sh &
```
The `runcam_cfg.sh` script reads and applies settings from the user.ini file on your SD card. Keep this in mind when making configuration changes - if you're experiencing issues with settings not sticking, check if your SD card's user.ini file is overriding your configurations.
## Mirroring the camera:
The default camera orientation is so that the top of the video is where