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Solar Adaptive Scheduling
TM
With Solar Adaptive Scheduling™ you can program your
camera to start and stop taking pictures at times relative to
sunrise and sunset. If you are monitoring subjects whose
behavior is tied m
ore to the sun’s rising and setting than it is
the clock, this method of scheduling the camera makes a lot
of sense. And the best part about it is that as the sunrise and
sunset times change, your schedule adapts with the changing
length of day.
When you add a Solar schedule, you must specify start and stop times in (number of
minutes) (before or after) (sunrise or sunset). For example, you can specify that the
camera will turn itself on 30 minutes before sunrise and turn itself off 90 minutes after
sunrise. Or you can schedule your camera to run from an hour before sunrise, to an
hour after sunset, etc.
When you add a Fixed schedule, you simply specify the start and stop times of each
period you want the camera to be active.
You can define up to 5 windows of operation (schedules) to be used simultaneously.
This can be a combination of fixed and solar schedules. These schedules can each
be assigned to different days of the week. By default, they are on every day of the
week (
S M T W T F S
).
Note:
Solar Adaptive Schedules are closely tied to, and rely on, accurate Location information
being entered into your camera.
If you are a USA user and you do not set a specific latitude and longitude for your camera, the
Solar Adaptive Schedules will use the center of your specified state or territory to determine
approximate sunrise and sunset times. If you set a precise latitude and longitude for your
camera, then your sunrise and sunset times will be accurate to within a couple of minutes, and
they will adapt on a daily basis as the sunrise and sunset times change.
If you are an International user, you must enter your latitude and longitude for Solar Adaptive
Schedules to work. International users must also Validate the Sunrise Time on the day you set
your location and/or change your cameras internal clock. This allows the camera to sync up with
your local time when it determines sunrise and sunset.
If you are above 65 degrees North or below 65 degrees South, Solar Adaptive Schedules are
not available, as length of day/night prohibits their effective use
