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  • Page 1 Digital Wildlife Camera EZ45...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ..................... 2 1. Package Contents ................3 2. Hazard, safety, and warning notices ..........4 3. Introduction ..................6 4. Your camera ..................8 4.1. Front view ....................8 4.2. Inside view ..................... 9 5. Preparing the camera..............10 5.1.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the EZ45 Camouflage Digital Wildlife Camera. This product is a digital camera for recording and observing wildlife. To make our product easy to use and have a general understanding, we have made this manual specifically for you. This manual explains how to use this camera systematically.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    1. Package Contents Carefully unpack the camera and check that all of the following components are contained in the box: The Camouflage Digital Wildlife Camera Fastening strap USB cable Instruction manual Note: • Remove the protective foil from the camera lens by pulling the protruding tab.

  • Page 5: Hazard, Safety, And Warning Notices

    2. Hazard, safety, and warning notices Improper use of the camera and accessories can be dangerous to you and others and can damage the camera. We, therefore, ask you to read the following danger, safety, and warning instructions and to strictly observe them.
  • Page 6 • Only use a power adapter (not included) with an output voltage of 6V (check the type plate). Otherwise, there is a risk of fire or electrocution. • Disconnect the power by unplugging the power adapter from the wall outlet. •...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    - In case of contact with eyes or skin, rinse immediately with clear water. - In case of contact with eyes, seek medical advice immediately. • Damage to the electronics, the monitor, or the lens caused by external influences such as bumps, drops, or others is not covered by the warranty.
  • Page 8 • Date, time, temperature, battery percentage, and moon phase can be displayed on the images. • With the “Camera Name” function, locations are tagged on photos. If multiple cameras are used, this feature makes it easier to identify locations when viewing photos. •...

  • Page 9: Your Camera

    4. Your camera 4.1. Front view LED infrared light Locking bracket Motion indicator Light sensor blue/red LED Lens Central sensor zone Side sensor zones Locking bracket Microphone - 8 -...

  • Page 10: Inside View

    4.2. Inside view Screen WiFi/UP Shot/zoom in button Menu button OK button Video/zoom out button Replay button Mode switch OFF/SETUP/ON Speaker Memory card slot Mini USB connection • The monitor is only enabled in SETUP mode for changing menu settings or viewing existing photos. •...

  • Page 11: Preparing The Camera

    Seal ring Battery compartment 1/4 inch DC connection tripod thread 5. Preparing the camera 5.1. Opening and closing the camera The control buttons, connections, and batteries are located inside the Wildlife Camera. A padlock attachment is fitted between the two locking brackets to securely lock the camera.

  • Page 12: Inserting The Batteries

    5.2. Inserting the batteries Open the camera as described in section 5.1 to insert the batteries. The battery compartment is located on the right back of the camera. Open the protective cover of the battery compartment by slightly pulling in the clip on the top before lifting the cover off.

  • Page 13: Inserting The Memory Card

    5.3. Inserting the memory card A memory card must be inserted to save photos and videos. Insert an SD/SDHC memory card into the memory card slot before turning on the camera. Turn off the camera and open it as described in section 5.1. Before inserting the memory card, make sure that the write protection on the memory card is not activated (see image).

  • Page 14: External Power Supply

    5.4. External power supply The camera can be operated using an external power supply. A 6V power supply, minimum 2.0A, is required with a connector with a 3.5mm external and 1.35mm internal diameter (internal positive pole, external negative pole). 5.5. Assembly with the strap Use the supplied mounting strap to attach the Wildlife Camera to a tree or other object.

  • Page 15: Getting Your New Camera Ready For Use

    5.6. Getting your new camera ready for use Open the locking brackets and the battery compartment cover - insert batteries - insert memory card - go to SETUP - enter the system menu by pressing the MENU button - select reset to factory settings. The power supply must not be used during a thunderstorm.

  • Page 16: Using The Camera

    6. Using the camera Before setting up the camera for surveillance, it must be set up for the respective purpose. A setting mode is available for this. In this mode, you can not only change settings but also take photos and videos and view existing photos.
  • Page 17 Functions of the operating buttons in standby mode The operating buttons are described below in the recording mode with the non-activated menu. Open the Settings menu using the MENU button. Press this button to start replay mode. Change the working mode. Take a photo or video, or stop recording.
  • Page 18 Functions of the operating buttons in replay mode The following describes the operating buttons in the replay mode with the non-activated menu. Enter into deleting or protecting video or photo files. Enter into or exit replay mode. View existing pictures/videos backward and drag them upwards to view the photo.
  • Page 19 Functions of operating buttons in MENU setting Below, the operating buttons are described in the replay mode with an activated menu (Recording and Replay mode). Close the Main menu or any sub menu by pressing the MENU button. Move up one menu point or increment the value by 1. Move down one menu point or decrease the value by 1.

  • Page 20: Settings

    6.3. Settings Before using the Wildlife Camera, change the settings as required. Slide the mode switch of the Camera to the SETUP position to start the setup mode. In the Photo or Video mode press the MENU button to call up the menu.
  • Page 21 • Mode: Photo, Video, Photo + Video Select whether photos or videos should be taken when motion is detected. When in the "Photo + Video" mode, the camera first takes a set number of photos before recording a video. • PIR Interval: Defaulted 30 seconds, optional from 5 seconds ~ 60 minutes.
  • Page 22 Note: In this mode, the PIR function would stop working, and the camera would take photos/ videos in the setting interval time. • IR LED: Auto/Economy/Off Set the infrared LEDs brightness. • Low Bat Night Shot: No IR Led/No Shutting No IR Led: The camera takes photos and videos without opening IR LEDs at night when the battery is quite low.
  • Page 23 • Image size: 24M (6544x3680), 20M (5888x3312), 16M (5376x3024), (4608x2592), (3840x2160), (2960x1664), (2400x1344), (1920x1088). Select the desired resolution for photos. We recommend the resolution 5M. A higher resolution produces a somewhat better photo quality but results in larger files requiring more space on the memory card., 24M, 20M, 16M, 12M, and 8M resolutions are generated by interpolation which can also affect quality.
  • Page 24 • Language: Select the desired menu language The following languages are available: English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch etc. • Default setting(Reset to factory): Cancel/OK Press “OK” to reset the camera settings to the default values and confirm the selection by pressing the OK button. •...
  • Page 25 • Password Setting: Off/On After selecting "On" enter a four-digit password to protect your camera against unauthorized access. This password must be entered each time the camera is switched on in the SETUP mode before the camera can be used. Note: If you forgot your password, please unlock the camera with the password “OPEN”.
  • Page 26 • Backlight: 1 Minute, 3 Minutes, 5 Minutes, Off The LCD monitor would automatically turn off after the set time. • Version: You can check the software version. • Mcu FW Update • In replay mode, the option Delete and protect are available in the menu. - Delete: Select the “Delete”...

  • Page 27: Wifi App Connection

    6.4. WiFi APP connection Before using the WiFi function, please install the APP application on the smartphone device. Please download and install the app from scanning the QR codes inside the battery compartment (inside your wildcamera) 6.4.1. Connect the Bluetooth Slide the mode switch of the camera to the TEST or ON position, and then turn on the mobile phone, click/open the APP , and enter STEP1 as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 28 2. Click “TURN ON BLUETOOTH”, and turn on the Bluetooth accordingly to the prompt of the APP. The APP will enter “STEP2” and automatically search Bluetooth devices by itself, as shown in the figure below: 3. The searched Bluetooth devices will permutation displayed under the “device list”, as shown below: - 27 -...
  • Page 29 4. Click the appropriate Bluetooth device, APP would connect with the camera Bluetooth. The mobile phone will pop up the window “Connecting...*** please wait...”. After a successful connection, the APP would enter into the “STEP3”, and then the camera Bluetooth matched successfully with the mobile phone Bluetooth.
  • Page 30 Instruction Video WIFI: If you want to see the instruction video for wifi setup, go to: youtube.com/watch?v=mnGqVif-VpY or scan: - 29 -...

  • Page 31: Wifi Connection

    6.4.2. WiFi connection When the Bluetooth connection is successful, the APP would enter “STEP 3” as shown in the below diagram. 1. Click “RENAME BLUETOOTH”, the user could modify the Bluetooth device name accordingly to his own needs, after the modification, click the “OK”...
  • Page 32 2. Click “TURN ON WiFi”, after 5s countdown, it would jump to the interface of “WiFi SETTING”, details as below shown diagram: - 31 -...
  • Page 33 When the camera receives the command to turn on WiFi, the hotspot would be turned on as below shown. Operate steps 1~4 following the interface. a. Open the WLAN on the phone. - 32 -...
  • Page 34 b. Connect with the correct WiFi hotspot, the initial password is 12345678. After a successful connection, the interface display in the camera as below shown: - 33 -...
  • Page 35 c. Return to the APP after the WiFi successful connection, and then APP would automatically connect with the camera or click “+” to manually connect. When the APP and camera connect successfully, the interface is as below shown: - 34 -...

  • Page 36: Aligning The Camera

    6.5. Aligning the camera The Test mode is advantageous for determining the best possible detection angle and range of the movement sensor. For this purpose attach the camera at approx. 1-2m height to a tree and align the camera with a desired direction. Move slowly from one side of the observed area to the other.

  • Page 37: Setting Up The Live Mode

    6.6. Setting up the Live mode standard application of Wildlife Camera is the Live mode. When in this mode, photos are either triggered by movement sensors or at intervals according to the respective setting. To set up the Live mode, switch mode switch to the ON position.
  • Page 38 Advantages of PIR sensors (Passive Infrared Sensors) To save on battery power, an infrared camera is normally in Standby mode in which only the main sensor is active. As soon as the central sensor zone detects wild animals, the camera is switched on and starts taking photos.

  • Page 39: Night Recording

    When the wild animal then slowly enters the detection range of the central sensor, the camera starts shooting and thus records the entire body of the animal. This process takes approx. 0.2 seconds. Where the wild animal remains only within the detection range of the side sensor zones, the system is designed as follows to prevent the permanent supply of power to the camera: Where the wild animal does not enter the detection range of the central...

  • Page 40: File Format

    6.8. File format The Wildlife Camera stores photos and videos on the memory card in the folder “\DCIM\ MOVIE&PHOTO”. Photos are given a file name with the extension “JPG” (Example: “IM_00001.JPG”), and videos, are given the extension ".MP4" (Example: "VD_00002.MP4"). When in SETUP and OFF mode, use the enclosed USB cable to transfer files onto the computer.

  • Page 41: Connecting To Computer

    7. Connecting to computer The Wildlife Camera can be connected to a computer using the supplied USB cables to View existing photos/videos. System requirements Windows Macintosh Pentium III or higher PowerPC G3/G4/G5 Windows? XP/Vista/7/8 OS 10.3.9 or newer system 512 MB RAM 512 MB RAM 1 GB available hard disk space 1 GB available hard disk space...

  • Page 42: Technical Specifications

    Note: Mac computers show an “Unknown" drive on the desktop. When clicking on this drive, the program "iPhoto' is automatically started. 8. Technical specifications Image and video 24M (6544x3680), 20M (5888x3312), 16M (5376x3024), 12M (4608x2592), 8M Photo resolution (3840x2160), 5M (2960x1664), 3M (2400x1344), 2M (1920x1088) Screen 2,3"...
  • Page 43 WiFi and Bluetooth 2,4 ~ 2,5GHz 802.11 b/g/n WiFi (high-speed up to 150 Mbps) Bluetooth 5.0 2.4GHz ISM frequency Frequency Trigger Alarm Central sensor zone: 60°; Detection angle of Side sensor zone: each 30°; the sensors Total sensor angle zone: 120° Trigger distance Up to 20 meters PIR Sensitivity...
  • Page 44 System iOS 9.0 or Android 5.1 or above. Requirements Real-time Video Only supports AP mode, Direct Video Preview Connection, easy to install and test. Installation target, parameter setting, time synchro-nization, shooting test, power APP Function warning, SD/SDHC card warning, PIR test, full-screen preview.

  • Page 45: Simple Trouble Shooting

    9. Simple Trouble Shooting • Please check the batteries if they are installed properly. The camera will • Check if the battery capacity is low or not turn on exhausted. If so, please replace them with new batteries. • Please check whether battery...
  • Page 46 • Once such malfunction occurs, remove The camera can not turn off all the batteries to reset the camera. • Please enter the words “OPEN”, in case Forgot the you forget the password to start the password machine. The phone •...

  • Page 47: System Information, Maintenance, And Disposal

    10. System information, maintenance, and disposal • Microsoft® and Windows® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation registered in the US. • Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc. • SD is a trademark. 10.1.

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