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Pocket Camera SG550 series

 

3 Quick Introductions 

Page  

4

3

 

Easy Operations 

3.1

 

Power Supply 

To supply power for the camera, four AA size batteries are needed. 
Open the bottom cover. Confirm that the power switch is at the 

OFF

 position. 

Install the fully charged batteries into the depot according the polarities sign shown 
below. The following batteries with 1.5V output can be used: 

1.

 

High-density and high-performance alkaline batteries (Recommended) 

2.

 

Rechargeable alkaline batteries 

3.

 

Rechargeable NiMH batteries 

There are two battery slots. 
When in low-battery state, camera will be automatically shut down after two 

indication sounds. Please change the batteries in time. 

1

2

3

4

 

3.2

 

Insert the SD-card 

Open the bottom cover. Insert SD-card into the card slot with unmarked side 

upwards. Please note that the SD-card can only be plugged in one direction. Make 
sure that the write-protect switch of the SD-card is on the “write” position otherwise 
the camera cannot be switch on. 

3.3

 

Power on and Entering into the ON Mode 

Before switching on, please pay attention to the follows: 
1.

 

Avoid temperature and motion disturbances in front of the camera such as big 
leaf, curtain, air-conditioner, air outlet of the chimney and other heat sources 
to prevent from false triggering. 

2.

 

The height from ground for placing the camera should vary with the object 
size appropriately. In general, 

one

 to

 two meters

 are preferred. 

Slide the power switch to the 

ON

 position to power on the camera and enter into 

the 

ON

 mode

.

 

After switching on the camera, the motion indication LED (red) will blink for 

about 10s. The 10s is a buffering time before autonomic capturing photos or videos, 
e.g. for closing and locking the bottom cover, fixing the camera on a tree and walk 
away.  

In 

TEST

 mode, it requires to connect the control then to do further customizing 

settings, when the user complete the settings, it requires to unplug the control to enter 

Summary of Contents for SG550B

Page 1: ...Infrared Digital Scouting Camera User s Manual Pocket Camera SG550 Series For Model SG550B SG550VB ...

Page 2: ...Off 5 4 Advanced Operations 6 4 1 Settings Menu 6 4 1 1 Default Settings 7 4 1 2 Set Camera Mode 7 4 1 3 Format SD Card 7 4 1 4 Set Image Size 8 4 1 5 Set Video Size 8 4 1 6 Set Date and Time 8 4 1 7 Set Continuous Capturing Number 8 4 1 8 Set Video Length 9 4 1 9 Set Triggering Interval Time 9 4 1 10 Set PIR Sensitivity 9 4 1 11 Set Date and Time Stamp 9 4 1 12 Set Timer 10 4 1 13 Reset to Defaul...

Page 3: ...dark night the built in infrared LEDs function as flash light the camera then takes clear pictures or videos monochrome It is resistant against water and snow for outside uses Furthermore the camera can be used as a portable digital camera Pictures or videos can be taken manually by pressing OK on the control in TEST mode The wired control needs to be connected 1 2 Camera Body Interfaces The camer...

Page 4: ...are some important notices You don t need to concern about the file system format of the camera unless you have problems with reading the SD card by your other equipments If this happened please format the SD card in the camera or in a computer at first and then reinsert the card into your camera to make a try 9 Available space 10 Number of images 7 Date M D Y 3 Image size 5 Battery level 2 Image ...

Page 5: ...e out the SD card when the power switch is at ON position It is recommended to format the SD card by the camera when used at the first time The camera will be in USB mode when connected to a USB port of a computer In this case the SD card functions as a removable disk In the TEST mode insert the control into the USB interface then switch the camera at ON position the camera will shut down automati...

Page 6: ...ke sure that the write protect switch of the SD card is on the write position otherwise the camera cannot be switch on 3 3 Power on and Entering into the ON Mode Before switching on please pay attention to the follows 1 Avoid temperature and motion disturbances in front of the camera such as big leaf curtain air conditioner air outlet of the chimney and other heat sources to prevent from false tri...

Page 7: ...be described in Advanced Operations chapter 3 4 2 Manual Capturing The TV in connector should be unconnected and then press SHOT to manually capture photos or record videos It is also SHOT key to stop the manual capturing of the video 3 4 3 View Images or Videos There are two ways to view the captured images or videos 1 LCD screen on the control 2 TV monitor which connect to camera with TV cable P...

Page 8: ...e camera is connected to a TV Setting Items Description Camera Mode Choose capturing images or recording videos Format Format the SD card All images and videos in the SD card will be deleted Image Size Choose the image size e g 5 mega pixels Video Size Choose the video size e g 640 480 VGA Set Clock Set camera date and time Capture Number Choose the continuous shooting numbers after each triggerin...

Page 9: ... as Image in info display of TEST mode 2 Setting menu The following shows how to set camera mode to Video provided that the previous option is Image a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Mode c Press RIGHT to select Video d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 1 3 Format ...

Page 10: ...nfo display 4 1 6 Set Date and Time The date format is month day year the time format is hour minute second The valid value for year is between 2006 and 2031 Provided that the date and time are needed to be set to November 15th 2007 and half past ten the steps are as following a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Set Clock c Press OK to enter into submenu d Press R...

Page 11: ...elect Interval c Press RIGHT to decrease or increase to 5 Minutes d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 1 10 Set PIR Sensitivity It is recommended to use Normal mode The following shows how to set PIR sensitivity as Low provided that the previous option is Normal a Press MENU to display the setting men...

Page 12: ...play 4 1 14 View Image or Video a Switch to TEST mode and enter into info display b Press OK to view the latest picture or video in LCD screen on camera TV monitor or Image viewer with TV in connector c Press NEXT to start playing the video clip in TV monitor NOTE Video clip cannot be played in LCD screen on the control d Press NEXT to stop playing and return to playback mode e Press UP to view th...

Page 13: ... for each new image or video The saving name likes IM000001 JPG or IM000001 AVI Through the suffix you can distinguish whether the file is an image with suffix jpg or a video with suffix avi 4 3 Firmware Upgrade This camera is equipped with an automatic upgrade function for you Upgrading is needed only when an improved firmware is available WARNING Upgrade is risky please be cautious ...

Page 14: ...ion 640 480 16fps 320 240 20fps PIR Sensor Multi Zone PIR Sensitivity Adjustable High Normal Low Trigger Time 1 2s Weight 0 22 kg Operation Storage Tem 20 60 C 30 70 C Interval 1s 60 min Photo Burst 1 3 Video Length 1 60s Power Supply 4 AA Stand by Current 0 25 mA 6mAh Day Power Consumption 150 mA Low Battery Alert LED Indicator Display Screen LCD display on control Mounting Rope Belt Python lock ...

Page 15: ...Pocket Camera SG550 series Appendix Ⅱ Parts List Page 13 AppendixⅡ Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One Wired control One USB Cable One Belt One User Manual One ...

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