Contents Camera Overview........1 How to Start the Camera?......3 Warm Tips...........5 Basic Operation......... 6 Parameters..........8 Take Photos、Record Video、Playback .............19 Download Files To The Computer..22...
Camera Overview 1. LCD Screen 2. LED IR Flash 3. Lens 4. Up/Video Button 5. Down/Photo Button 6. PIR Sensor 7. OK/Shot Button...
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8. Menu Button 9. Right Button 10. Playback Button 11. DC Port 12. Tripod Socket 13. Battery Slot 14. Power/Mode Switch(OFF/TEST/ON) 15. USB Port 16. TF Card Slot...
How to Start the Camera? 1. Please remove the protective foil from the camera. 2. Install 4 x 1.5V AA batteries and Insert a micro SD card(up to 32GB with class 6 or above high speed). 3. Switch to “TEST” mode. Press “MENU” button to enter setting.
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current page. 5. It is recommended to complete "Format Memory Card", "Reset settings", "Set Time & date" before use, then set other parameters (Camera is pre-programmed to default settings. If you don’t need to change it, you can directly Switch to “ON” Mode). After setting the parameters to your preferences, be sure to move the switch to “ON”...
Warm Tips 1. Be sure the camera’s power is switched OFF before inserting or removing SD cards or batteries. 2. If using external power source, do not remove internal batteries. You can connect an external 6V DC power source with at least 1.5A to the DC Port port at the bottom of the camera.
oldest file will be be replaced and recording continues as expected. 6. To take out the SD card, just gently push in the card, Don’t try to pull it out without pushing in first. Basic Operation Turn On and Off the Trail Camera Switch the Mode Button to“Test/On”to turn on the camera.
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SD card or batteries, or transporting the device). • ON Mode The camera will take photos or videos automatically (with its current settings) when it is triggered by the PIR sensor’s detection of activity in the area it monitors. • TEST Mode In the TEST mode, you can check and change the settings of the camera by using its built-in LCD screen.
camera so that you trail camera operates exactly the way you want it to. • Press the “MENU” button, the setup options will be showing on the LCD screen. • Press the “UP” or “DOWN” key, scroll to the next or previous parameter. •...
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videos with motion detection. Options : 【 Photo 】 / 【 Video 】 / 【 Photo&Video 】 . Photo Resolution Set resolution for still photos. Options:【12MP: 4608x2592P】/【8MP: 3840x2160P】/【5MP(3072x1728P)】/ 【3MP(2304*1296P)】 / 【 2MP (1920x1080P)】 /【1MP(1280x720P)】. Photo Series Selects how many photos will be taken in sequence per trigger.
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Video Resolution Set the video resolution. Options: 【 1920x1080 】 / 【 1280x720 】 / 【 720x480 】 / 【 640x480 】 / 【 320x240 】 . TL Video Resolution Set the resolution of time lapse video . Options: 【 3072x1728P 】 / 【 2304x1296P 】 . Video Length Set the length of each video clip recorded each time when motion is detected...
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Audio Recording Opening this function, you'll be able to record sound while recording a video. Options :【 On 】 / 【 Off 】 . Shot Lag Set the time period that the camera should wait before reacting to subsequent activation of the main sensor after the initial recording.
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IR Distance Set the distance of infrared induction. Options: [Near]/[Middle]/[Far]. Sensitivity Motion Sensors The sensitivity of the motion sensor can be set here. For interior areas and environments with little interference, select High. Select Middle for exterior areas and environments with a normal amount of interference, and select Low for environments with a high level of interference (Please note that the...
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temperatures, whereas Low should be selected for cold environments. Options: [Low] /[Middle] /[High]. Target Recording Time Set the target Settings recording time. As Set target recording shown in below time Start: Stop: picture, you can Hr:Min Hr:Min set the start and 00 00 stop time.
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Time Lapse In Time lapse menu, there are three options as below. [Normal]: The camera will take pictures automatically as per set time interval. For example,set the interval time to 1 hour, the camera will take a photo each hour. If you want to observe that Settings a plant blooms, the...
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example, set the interval to 1 hour, the camera will take a photo each hour. If the camera works for 24 hours,there will be 24 photos. These photos will be converted into a video. [Off]: Close the time lapse function. Language Set the language display on screen.
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be replaced and recording continues as expected. If OFF, the camera will stop recording when the memory card is full. Options :【 On 】 / 【 Off 】 . Time & date Set the date and time of camera. The date format: dd/mm/yyyy, yyyy/mm/dd, mm/dd/yyyy.
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Photo Stamp Stamp the date&time on the photos or not. Options :【 Time&date 】 / 【 Date 】 / 【 Off 】 . Password Protection Set the power-on password of the camera. The password is four digits,each digit ranges from 0 to 9 or A to Z. If you forget the password, please reset the camera.
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Format Memory Card Formatting the memory card will delete all data permanently. Options :【 Yes 】 / 【 No 】 . Serial NO. Set the unique serial number for the camera. The number is four digits , each digit ranges from 0 to 9 and A to Z.
Version Look up the Firmware information of the camera. Take Photos、Record Video、Playback Switch the Mode Button to “Test”. In this mode,you can take photos, record video and playback files manually. ♦ Take Photos : Press Capture button to switch to photo mode. Press Shot button to take a picture.
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record a video clip. Press Shot button again to stop recording. ♦ Playback:Press Playback button to enter the playback interface. Press Up/Down button to scan photos or video. When playback video, press OK button to play the video. Press OK button again to have a pause. Press Menu button to stop playback.
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2 ) Delete all files : Delete all photo and video files in the memory card. Options :【 Cancel 】 / 【 Delete 】 . 3 ) Activate slide show : Playback the photos in slide way. Each photo display 3 seconds. Press OK button to stop playing.
Download Files To The Computer Using a Card Reader 1. Pop-up the memory card from the camera and insert it into a card reader.Then connect the card reader to a computer. 2. Open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer] and double-click the removable disk icon that represents the memory card.
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Connecting the Camcorder to a PC by the USB Cable 1. Connect the camera to the computer via USB cable.Turn on the camera,the screen will display “MSDC” . 2. Open [My Computer] or [Windows Explorer]. A “Removable Disk” appears in the drive list.
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