Brinno TLC200 Pro User Manual

Brinno TLC200 Pro User Manual

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TLC200 Pro
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  • Page 1 TLC200 Pro User Manual N e v e r m i s s a s h o t...
  • Page 3 UNSEEN HDR Time Lapse Video camera TLC200 Pro U s e r M a n u a l...
  • Page 4 Welcome To Be A Part Of Brinno Become a Brinno fan !!! Welcome to be a part of Brinno!!! Share your awesome Time Lapse video with all Brinno fans!!! facebook.com/BrinnoInc...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT Optional Accessories Package Contents Before You Begin Taking Photos Parts of the Camera Display Icons How Our Power Saving Technology Works First Steps Mode Time Lapse Mode Storage status Focus Mode Basic Setting Setting the Time Lapse Frame Rate: White Balance Mode Image Quality Scene...
  • Page 6: Optional Accessories

    Optional Accessories Weather Resistant Housing Brinno Reader (ATH120) (ABR100) Bike Cam Holder Shutter Line (ABH100) (ATS110) Camera Wall mount Motion Sensor (AWM100) (ATM110) Hyper Lapse Pouch (ART100) (ATP100) Microscope Holder Other CS Mounts (AMH100)
  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents HDR Time Lapse Camera (TLC200 Pro) 4 AA Batteries SD Card Kit Lens (BCS 295) Lens cover Screwdriver Screw...
  • Page 8: Before You Begin Taking Photos

    Before You Begin Taking Photos Parts of the Camera LCD Screen Kit Lens (Page 26) SD Card Slot MENU ( ) Button TIME ( ) Button Connector for Accessories (Page. 27) OK/ START Button Connector for Micro USB cable (Page. 28~29) Battery Door Power Switch Strap Eyelet...
  • Page 9: Display Icons

    Display Icons Set Up screen At Set Up screen Capture mode T.Lapse T.Lapse: Time Lapse mode ASAP Shutter: Stop Motion mode Motion: Motion Activated mode Time interval Select a pre-set time 2013/03/01 interval or customize 22:58:32 yourself. Preview screen System date and time Battery level Icon Description...
  • Page 10: How Our Power Saving Technology Works

    How Our Power Saving Technology Works Set up screen Preview screen Turn off LCD T.Lapse 720P 1 Sec 10 sec. 50 sec. 2013/03/21 READY 22:58:32 At The Set Up Screen After 10 seconds without activity on the set up screen, the camera will go to Preview screen automatically.
  • Page 11: First Steps

    First Steps Initial Step-1 Installing the Batteries Open battery door. Insert 4 AA batteries. Close battery door. Be sure the battery cover is locked into place. Initial Step-2 Installing SD Card Open SD card cover. Insert SD card until it clicks into place. Close SD card cover.
  • Page 12 First Steps Initial Step-3 Turning on the Camera T.Lapse 1 Sec READING.. 2013/03/01 22:58:32 Rotate the Power switch to the ON position. Process screen It may display other information on screen, please refer to page 7. Set Up screen Initial Step-4 Setting the Time and Date Date &...
  • Page 13: Mode

    Mode Time Lapse Mode In Time Lapse Mode, the camera will take one photo at the time interval you selected. When you are finished recording, the camera will convert those photos into a time lapse video! Before you begin recording, you can change the “Time Lapse Frame Rate”.
  • Page 14 Mode 2. To Begin Recording T.Lapse 1 Sec 10 sec. 2013/03/01 • READY 22:58:32 Set up screen Preview screen Recording Recording period After selecting the time interval, press OK to proceed to the Preview Screen. On the Preview screen, hold the OK button for 2 seconds to start recording.
  • Page 15: To Stop Recording

    Mode 3. To Stop Recording Processing Preview screen While recording, hold the OK button until the LCD light turns on and shows the text “Processing”, it means the camera is processing file closing. When completed the processing it will display the text "Ready”...
  • Page 16: Storage Status

    Storage status In this mode, the LCD will display the SD card capacity, so you will know how much free space remains on the SD card. SD Storage S i z e Used F r e e...
  • Page 17: Focus Mode

    Focus Mode In this mode, the camera will enlarge the preview image, so you can adjust the lens focus easily. Focus Page 5 Page 5 Adjust the lens focus Select and enter “Focus” mode. See the enlarge preview image. Use the screwdriver to loosen the screw and adjust the lens focus.
  • Page 18: Basic Setting

    Basic Setting Setting the Time Lapse Frame Rate: 10FPS Setting Frame Rate (Frames 15 FPS Time Lapse Per Second) 20 FPS Frame Rate means: 30 FPS 10 frames are played in 1 second. Press MENU button to enter “Setting” mode. Select and enter “Time Lapse Frame Rate”.
  • Page 19: White Balance Mode

    Basic Setting White Balance Mode Setting WB Mode Auto White 5000 Day Balance Mode 7000 Shad At the default setting of Auto (AWB), the camera automatically adjusts white balance so that a white subject will appear white regardless of the color of the light source.
  • Page 20: Image Quality

    Basic Setting Image Quality Setting Quality Best Image Better Quality Good The Image Quality setting lets you choose a different image quality to fit your needs, and the image quality will determine the number of frames that can be stored on the SD Card: Single frame 4 GB SD card...
  • Page 21: Scene

    Basic Setting Scene Setting Scene Scene Daylight Moon Scene Twilight Night Select scene to fit your shooting needs. Option Description Daylight For any shooting situation in Daytime . Special setting for sunrise & sunset Twilight shooting. Shutter interval limited: 2 seconds and longer Special setting for Nighttime shooting.
  • Page 22: Hdr Range

    Basic Setting HDR Range Setting HDF Range High Medium Range HDR (High Dynamic Range ) setting let’s you choose the requires HDR setting: Option Description (For example) High Suggested setting for sunrise or sunset. Medium For any standard shooting situation. For portraits.
  • Page 23: Exposure

    Basic Setting Exposure Exposure Setting Exposure Into Exposure setting, press MENU ( ) and TIME ( ) to increase ( + ) or decrease ( - ) the exposure and press OK to exit. Custom Image Setting Custom Image Custom Custom Custom Saturation...
  • Page 24: More Settings

    More Setting Time Stamp More Time Stamp Time Stamp You can choose if you want the time stamp to show at bottom of your video. Select Time Stamp. Select ON or OFF. Low Light Recording More Low Light Low Light Recording You can choose to set up your camera to record videos in a low light environment or not.
  • Page 25: Set Date & Time

    More Setting Set Date & Time Date & Time More 2013/ 03 /01 Set Date 22 : 58 : 32 & Time OK : Next Set the correct date and time for your camera. Select Set Date & Time. In the highlight field, press MENU ( - ) to decrease the number, press TIME ( + ) to increase the number, press OK to confirm and go to the next field.
  • Page 26: Band Filter

    More Setting Band Filter Setting Flicker Set None Band 50 Hz Filter 60 Hz Select the correct fluorescent lighting frequency to match your indoor lighting frequency. Select Band Filter. None: For outdoor environment. 50 Hz: USA 60 Hz: Europe Suggest use None when the scene is at outdoor. Firmware version More Firmware...
  • Page 27: Reset

    More Setting Reset More Reset Reset You can reset your camera back to the default setting. Select Reset. Select YES and press the OK button to reset your camera. Function Setting Capture mode Time Lapse Time Interval 2 seconds Time Lapse Frame Rate 10 FPS Image Quality Better...
  • Page 28: Reference

    Reference CS-mount lens The TLC200 Pro comes with an interchangeable CS- Mount lens, so you can change the CS-Mount lens by yourself to fit your shooting needs. Turn off Camera Take off Lens Default Lens Other CS Lens Replace other CS Lens...
  • Page 29: Extensional Accessories

    Reference Extensional accessories This extension connector is used for optional Brinno Time Lapse accessories: Shutter Line (ATS110): For creating Stop Motion film and Face Time Lapse video Motion Sensor (ATM110): For motion activated using, turn your time lapse camera into a motion activated...
  • Page 30: External Power

    Reference External Power For long term use, you can attach an external power supply (DV 5V) through the Micro USB connector. DC 5V...
  • Page 31: Micro Usb Connector

    Reference Micro USB connector A. File transfer You can connect the TLC200 Pro to your computer in order to transfer the time lapse video from the SD card to the computer. OS requirement: Windows 98 and above. LCD Display Micro USB...
  • Page 32 Reference Micro USB connector B. Webcam With the TLC200 Pro connected to your computer you can install free webcam software. The TLC200 Pro can then be used as a webcam for your computer! Suggested software: please check on Brinno.com OS requirement: Windows 98 and above.
  • Page 33: What Settings Should I Use

    What Settings Should I Use Time Time Lapse Subject Description Interval Frame Rate Recording kids, pets 1~ 30 Daily Life 10~30 all parts of daily life seconds Recording family parties, public events, 1~10 Party 10~30 and happy times all seconds around Recording your trips, Traveling...
  • Page 34: What Size Sd Card Should I Use

    What Size SD Card Should I Use SD card size Stored photos 4 GB SD Card 30,000 8 GB SD Card 60,000 16 GB SD Card 120,000 32 GB SD Card 240,000...
  • Page 35: Battery Life

    Battery Life Scene: Day mode Captured frames to Time interval Days battery low ASAP 168,000 1 SEC 200,000 2 SEC 244,000 5 SEC 204,000 11.5 10 SEC 145,000 17.0 20 SEC 108,000 25.0 30 SEC 84,500 29.0 1 MIN 51,000 35.0 5 MIN 12,300...
  • Page 36 Battery Life Scene: Twilight mode Captured frames to Time interval Days battery low 2 SEC 67,400 5 SEC 55,500 10 SEC 51,300 20 SEC 51,000 11.5 30 SEC 45,000 15.0 1 MIN 33,700 23.0 5 MIN 10,900 38.0 10 MIN 5,900 41.0 1 HR...
  • Page 37 Battery Life Scene: Night mode Captured frames to Time interval Days battery low 5 SEC 39,000 10 SEC 30,000 20 SEC 28,100 30 SEC 26,200 1 MIN 21,800 15.0 5 MIN 9,300 32.0 10 MIN 5,400 37.0 1 HR 1,040 43.0 4 HR 44.0...
  • Page 38: Specification

    Specification CAMERA Model TLC200 Pro LCD Screen 1.44" TFT LCD Lens Rotating Angle 120° Waterproof Optional, (In use with TLC200Pro Weather Resistant Housing (ATH120)) CAPTURE MODE Time Lapse Auto generated Time Lapse videos Stop Motion Optional, (In use with Shutter Line (ATS100))
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  • Page 41 WARRANTY CARD Model #: ____________________ Serial #: ____________________ Address: ____________________ Phone #: ____________________ E m a i l : ____________________ Where did you buy our product? ____________________________ When did you buy our product? ____________________________ Contact us: customerservice@brinno.com More information: www.brinno.com...
  • Page 44 7F, No. 75, Zhou Zi St., Taipei City 11493, Taiwan Phone: +886-2-8751-0306 Fax: +886-2-8751-0549 301-0040-00 Email: customerservice@brinno.com EN A1...

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