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Summary of Contents for Moultrie PlotStalker
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Page 1: User Guide
PlotStalker Timelapse Camera User Guide www.moultriefeeders.com Rev. 11/10... -
Page 2: Quick Start Guide
1. QUICK START GUIDE The following steps outline the quickest way to begin using your camera. We recommend that you scan the remainder of this user’s guide before using your new camera. 1. Remove camera from packaging. 2. Insert four new AA batteries and an SD card. 3. - Page 3 2. DEFINITIONS 1. Power/Status button — Turns the unit ON or OFF. • To turn ON you must press and hold the Power/Status button until the LCD display activates. • To turn OFF you must press and hold the Power/Status button until the LCD display goes off.
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Page 4: Function Buttons
Definitions 4. Function buttons SELECT button Used to confirm selections during SETUP and PLAYBACK modes. + or – button • Used to change the setting values within the SETUP mode. • Used to move forward or backward while reviewing pictures in PLAYBACK mode. - Page 5 3. THREE MODES (change with Rotary Mode Switch) SETUP Turn the Rotary Dial to the SETUP position to change timelapse interval and adjust other camera settings. Also use SETUP position when connecting camera to computer via USB cord. See detailed instructions for SETUP menu later in this guide.
- Page 6 Three Modes Fig. 3 LCD display shows the camera status (Estimated Battery Life). Fig. 4 LCD display shows ‘’CAPTURING” Then the camera returns to STANDBY mode again. The red LED indicator will flash every 3 sec to indicate that the camera is powered ON, but is in a delay interval.
- Page 7 Three Modes Memory Full In the AUTO mode, if the LCD shows “MEMORY FULL”, it means that the memory is full. The camera will shut down automatically. Please insert an empty SD card. Low Battery In the AUTO mode, if the LCD shows “LOW BATTERY”, it means that the battery is low.
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Page 8: Mounting Strap
4. MOUNTING SUGGESTIONS Because it will be used in a wide variety of applications, this camera was designed to be extremely versatile with regard to mounting. TRIPOD NUTS: There are two standard tripod nuts embedded into the camera case, which will attach to a standard tripod. -
Page 9: Custom Settings
5. CUSTOM SETTINGS TURN POWER ON Turn the rotary dial to the SETUP position. Press and hold the Power/Status button. The SETUP MENU window will appear in the LCD display. TURN POWER OFF If you want to turn the unit off simply press and hold the Power/Status button again until the LCD display goes off. - Page 10 Custom Settings MULTI-PROGRAM Press + and - button to choose between four available settings: 1 PROGRAM, 2 PROGRAM, 3 PROGRAM or 4 PROGRAM. This indicates the number of cycles the camera will operate within a 24-hour period. Press the SELECT button to make selection.
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Page 11: Camera Name
Custom Settings IMPRINT INFO? Press + or - button to choose between YES and NO. Select YES to imprint the time lapse interval, camera name, date and time on the bottom of your photos. Note: if YES is selected while camera is programmed to take VIDEO, the camera will take a photo with imprinted info before each video clip. -
Page 12: Upgrade Firmware
Custom Settings UPGRADE FIRMWARE Press + or – button to choose between YES and NO. Choose YES to upgrade the firmware through a SD-card. Press the SELECT button to make selection. Press the RIGHT ( ) button to choose next setting. Firmware updates will be available periodically at www.moultriefeeders.com. - Page 13 Custom Settings 6. MEMORY STORAGE and CAPACITY Your digital camera supports external SD memory card ONLY. (NO internal memory available) Memory Chart Resolution Picture count stored with 2GB SD Card LOW 640 x 480 10,994 MEDIUM 1280 x 720 3,206 HIGH 1920 x 1080 1,749 FINE 3264 x 2448...
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Page 14: Delete Photo
7. IMAGE VIEWING by TV Out cable or USB Out cable TV VIEWING Move the rotary dial to PLAYBACK position. Connect unit TV OUT port to a VIDEO-IN jack on your TV. Press + or – button to scroll through recorded images. -
Page 15: Specifications
Requires PC with Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista/7 Standard or rechargeable 4 AA cell batteries. Note: Lithium batteries will offer extended battery life. Power Supply: Camera may also be powered by Moultrie external power panel (9V - 12V DC 250mA). Requires PC with Windows 2000/ME/XP(32-bit)/ Software CD:... -
Page 16: System Requirements
Plot Stalker Software Instructions INTRODUCTION In time-lapse photography a series of still images is taken at regular time intervals and then played back faster - giving the illusion that time is passing quickly. This instruction manual provides you with the general information you need to start using the Time Lapse Software to view and assemble images into a video. -
Page 17: Downloading Images
DOWNLOADING IMAGES DOWNLOADING IMAGES 1. Double click on (Time Lapse Software) to open the software. 1. Double click on (Time Lapse Software) to open the software. 2. Click on File. 2. Click on File. 3. Browse through your files to the folder where the time lapse images 3. - Page 18 VIEWING IMAGES cont. header 5. Preview Search Click the Search button to do an automatic Preview scan of your images. The scan pauses when the software detects a change in pixel content from the last photo viewed. Detection is based on averaging picture changes so this mode will skip some images and should only be used to preview a set of images quickly.
- Page 19 VIEWING IMAGES cont. 5.3 Search Steps A. This allows for even faster scans by skipping the selected amount of images (1-50). The higher this setting, the lower the search results as it is ignoring selected photos. You may find this option helpful if you have a very large quantity of photos to scan.
- Page 20 TO TURN PHOTO SEQUENCES INTO TIME LAPSE VIDEO cont. 3. Choose a starting image (frame) and an ending image (frame). Note: The frame limit is 300. 4. Choose the frame rate. Options include 1, 5, 10, 20, and 30 frames per second (fps).
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