Bushnell Core Instruction Manual page 18

Before leaving the camera unattended, please check for the following:
• Are the batteries or DC power supply inserted/connected with correct polarity and is the power level
is sufficient?
• Does the SD card have sufficient available space and is its write-protection (lock) switch off?
• Is the Power switch in the ON position? (Do not leave it in SETUP).
REVIEWING/DELETING THE PHOTOS/VIDEOS
After you have setup, mounted and activated your Core Trail Camera, you will of course be eager to
return later and review the images it has captured for you. There are several different ways this can be
done.
Reviewing Images Directly From the SD Card
This is the most popular method of viewing images. Since unmounting the camera and taking it to your
computer isn't very convenient, you may find it easier to just take the card out. By removing the SD card
(swapping it for a new empty card if you like) and taking it to your home or campsite to view the images
by using an SD card "reader" (user supplied) connected to your computer (some computers and TVs
have a built in SD card slot), you can leave the camera in place ready to capture more images. Once
connected, the card reader works the same way as described below-please read that section if you have
any problem finding your files.
Reviewing Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer
You can always unmount the entire camera from the tree and connect its USB port to a computer-it will
be recognized as a "removable disk", without the need to install any drivers or software. When using a
PC (or Mac*) to view photos (or video clips*), first connect the device to the computer with a USB cable
(not included, available at most electronics/computer retailers) that has a "Mini-B" USB plug on one end
(camera) and a "Standard-A" USB plug at the other end (computer). Then use commercial software with
an image browser feature, or an image browser included with the PC's operating system to view images
saved on the SD card in the folder \DCIM\100EK113 (a new folder will be created every 1000 images).
Each new image or video will be numbered incrementally with 8 digits in order of the time it was
captured-the first 4 digits are the month and day, the last 4 digits the # of the image.
For example, you will see file names such as "09020001.JPG" or "09020001.MP4", etc. Through the file
format suffix you can distinguish whether the file is a still photo (with suffix .JPG) or a video (with suffix
.MP4). *video files may require additional software for viewing on a Mac.
The Core Trail Camera supports 3 kinds of file system formats, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32. The default
value is FAT16 to save photos and videos. Here are some related notes:
• You don't need to be concerned about the file system format of the Core Trail Camera unless your
equipment has problems reading the SD card. If this happens, please format the SD card with the Core
Trail Camera or in your computer first and then insert the card into your Core Trail Camera and try
again.
• The default file system format of the Core Trail Camera is FAT16, which most computers can read. If
you format an SD card for the Core Trail Camera in your computer, you should choose the file system
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