Silent Image Fact Sheet – April 2006
Fact Sheet
Copyright RECONYX, LLP – www.silent-image.com
Page 1: ...Silent Image Fact Sheet April 2006 Fact Sheet Copyright RECONYX LLP www silent image com ...
Page 2: ...era Maintenance and Performance 4 Image Data 7 Changing The Camera Settings 9 Triggers 10 Time Lapse 12 Images 13 CodeLoc 14 Viewing and Managing The Images 15 Common MapView Tasks 16 Image Viewer 17 Warranty Information 19 Satisfaction Guarantee 19 Limited Warranty 19 Copyright and Trademark Information 21 Copyright RECONYX LLP www silent image com ...
Page 3: ...d metadata for later analysis Silent Image Camera Silent Image MapView This fact sheet includes a tour of the camera and information on changing the camera settings viewing and managing the images and warranty information Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this Fact Sheet is accurate and complete no liability can be accepted for any errors or om...
Page 4: ...Silent Image Fact Sheet April 2006 Tour of the Camera The Camera Front View Bottom View Inside View Carrying and Opening Copyright RECONYX LLP www silent image com Tour of the Camera 2 ...
Page 5: ...d up 1 2 weeks Up to 40 000 or more Lithium non rechargeable 40º F 40º C and up 3 4 weeks Up to 80 000 or more Warning Do not mix battery types You may run the Silent Image camera on Alkaline NiMH or Lithium batteries but you should never mix battery types Damage to the camera can result and the warranty may be voided if you do so C Cell battery holders and are available from RECONYX if you requir...
Page 6: ...ny moisture trapped in this area from getting inside the camera when you open it If you are using the Silent Image camera in very humid conditions you may wish to use a desiccant pack to absorb moisture that may get trapped inside the camera You can purchase desiccant packs online see www silent image com to order Cleaning the Camera s Lenses There are three windows on the front of the Silent Imag...
Page 7: ... using a bungee cord as shown in the following photos It is highly recommended that you use a cable and lock to secure the camera against possible theft at all times when it is in the field Cables and locks are available from RECONYX see www silent image com to order Note Any locking system can be defeated and RECONYX makes no warranty as to whether its cable lock system will actually stop a motiv...
Page 8: ...r of false triggers The field of view of the Silent Image camera infrared illuminator and PIR motion detector are all 40 degrees The camera has a convenient walktest mode for you to make sure that the camera is set up to detect motion in the area where you want to take pictures When the camera is in walktest mode a red light flashes in the center of the infrared illuminator each time motion is det...
Page 9: ...trigger and sequence information the infrared illuminator flash indicator moon phase temperature and camera label see Images is displayed in Image Data bands above and below the image the Image Data bands are added to the pictures taken by the camera and do not cover any portion of the picture Copyright RECONYX LLP www silent image com Tour of the Camera 7 ...
Page 10: ...e and infrared illumination Settings contrast brightness sharpness and motion sensor sensitivity Environment temperature and light and battery levels and Miscellaneous original filename serial number hardware number firmware number and more In addition to the Image Data that the camera stores within each image you can add your own Image Data to the pictures using MapView You can add user defined I...
Page 11: ...ted instead of the factory defaults To change the camera settings insert the CF card into the card reader of the computer and click the Change Camera Settings toolbar button in the upper middle section of MapView To start MapView move the mouse cursor over the Silent Image MapView icon on the desktop and double click the left mouse button Or from the Microsoft Windows Start menu select Programs RE...
Page 12: ... events motion detected via the internal motion sensor You can also adjust the sensitivity of the internal motion detector and set an optional trigger delay on this tab After the Silent Image camera is activated by a trigger it takes a NearVideoTM sequence of images You specify the number of pictures you want to take in a NearVideo sequence and how quickly you want the pictures to be taken The Sil...
Page 13: ...0 seconds If you select the option to take RapidFire pictures the camera will take pictures as fast as it can save them to the CF card this speed may vary depending on the type of card you re using see CompactFlash CF Cards Fast cards can save up to five frames per second There is also a 24 hour trigger schedule that allows you to tell the camera when to look for motion events Camera on and when t...
Page 14: ...r of these ranges 1 90 minutes or 1 24 hours There is also a 24 hour trigger schedule that allows you to tell the camera when to take time lapse images Camera on and when not Camera off The schedule is subdivided into half hour segments The time lapse schedule is independent of the trigger schedule discussed previously Therefore the two schedules can be set up differently Copyright RECONYX LLP www...
Page 15: ... as the owner of the camera or label the caerma if you are using more than one or it can be used to automatically record the observation location on each image captured The label can be a maximum of 20 characters and is added to the Image Data in all pictures the camera takes The label can be changed at any time using Change Camera Settings Brightness Contrast and Sharpness default to optimal sett...
Page 16: ...it only makes a stolen camera useless to the thief For this reason RECONYX strongly recommends using a cable and lock to secure the camera against possible theft at all times when the camera is in the field If the camera is stolen you should notify us as soon as possible so that we can be on the lookout for the camera if the thief contacts us in an effort to get the camera working again we may be ...
Page 17: ... manage the images move the mouse cursor over the Silent Image MapView icon on the desktop and double click the left mouse button Or from the Microsoft Windows Start menu select Programs RECONYX Silent Image MapView MapView opens MapView is divided into sections The top section includes the Silent Image Site Map The bottom section includes camera locations in the current site Standard drop down me...
Page 18: ...mages from the CF card to the computer You can also load images from one folder on the computer into any of the sites and locations An image viewer for previewing images before you load them is included in the Load New Images Wizard View Images View images that you ve loaded onto the computer You can also copy images to Favorites save images to another folder move or copy images from one location ...
Page 19: ...s from images search images and copy images as favorites When you view images images are displayed from the current site and location Before beginning the viewing process select the site and location you want to view images for Image viewer The viewer is divided into two sections available images thumbnail or detail view styles on the left and an enlarged view of the current list on the right The ...
Page 20: ...Silent Image Fact Sheet April 2006 A MultiViewer is also available to display two three or four images at the same time Copyright RECONYX LLP www silent image com Viewing and Managing The Images 18 ...
Page 21: ... of the software have been destroyed Shipping charges will not be refunded Limited Warranty RECONYX hardware products are warranted for one 1 year If during this period through normal use a hardware product becomes defective due to defects in materials or workmanship RECONYX will either repair or replace the product This warranty is void if a product failure results from accident abuse improper us...
Page 22: ...the sole warranty for hardware and software products offered by RECONYX and RECONYX shall not be liable for any amounts for said products except in compliance with this warranty Copyright RECONYX LLP www silent image com Troubleshooting and Technical Support 20 ...
Page 23: ...ent Image camera and software installing the software changing the camera settings and viewing and managing images Silent Image is a trademark of RECONYX Other trademarks and registered trademarks referred to in this document CodeLoc InstaOn MapView Image Management and NearVideo are trademarks of RECONYX CompactFlash is a registered trademark of the CompactFlash Association Microsoft and Windows ...
