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Scouting Camera SG565FV

 

3 Quick Introductions 

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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 
into normal use, that is, 

if the wired control still be connected with the camera, the 

camera will not work. 

The camera (the control must be unplugged when in 

ON

 mode) 

will  take  pictures  or  videos  automatically  according  to  the  default  settings  or  preset 
customer settings.   

3.4

 

Enter into the TEST Mode 

Connect  the  wired  control,  then  switch  to  the 

ON

  position  and  enter  into  the 

TEST

  mode.  There  are  some  functions  in 

TEST

  mode:  Customer  settings,  manual 

capture and preview. The control is needed in this mode.

 

3.4.1

 

Customer Settings 

Press 

MENU

 on the control to enter into menu settings. The camera can be taken 

over  control  to  manually  customize  the  camera  settings  which  display  on  the  LCD 
screen  on  the  camera  or  external  TV  monitor.  The  detailed  operations  will  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 

Press 

OK 

to view images, the latest image will be shown in the LCD screen on the 

control or TV monitor. Press 

UP

 to view the previous image and press 

DOWN

 for the 

next. Please note that video cannot be  played in the LCD screen and only thumbnail 
of the video is showed. 

The  detailed  operations  like  deleting  images  or  videos  will  be  described  in 

“Advanced Operations” chapter. 

3.5

 

Power Off 

Switch the camera to 

OFF

 position to power off the camera. Please note that even 

in  the 

OFF

  mode,  the  camera  still  consumes  certain  power  at  μA  level.  Therefore, 

Summary of Contents for SG565FV

Page 1: ...Digital Scouting Camera User s Manual SG565FV ...

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

Page 3: ... use and is resistant against water and snow 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 Application This camera can be used as autonomic surveillance device for guarding and recording unexpected intrusion to homes shops schools depots offices taxies w...

Page 4: ...Scouting Camera SG565FV 1 Instruction Page 2 ...

Page 5: ...mat FAT32 Here 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...

Page 6: ... the SD card when the power switch is at ON position In the TEST mode insert the control into the USB interface then switch the camera at ON position the camera will shut down automatically after 3 minutes if no operation is done Please turn on the power again if you want to continue to work with the control The camera will be in USB mode when connected to a USB port of a computer In this case the...

Page 7: ...sounds Please change the batteries in time 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 The Camera has three ...

Page 8: ...here are some functions in TEST mode Customer settings manual capture and preview The control is needed in this mode 3 4 1 Customer Settings Press MENU on the control to enter into menu settings The camera can be taken over control to manually customize the camera settings which display on the LCD screen on the camera or external TV monitor The detailed operations will be described in Advanced Ope...

Page 9: ...Scouting Camera SG565FV 3 Quick Introductions Page 7 please remove the battery if the camera will not be used for a long time ...

Page 10: ...flash the camera can take color images day and night But video can just work under sufficient daylight If you set video mode it will turn to camera mode automatically at night 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 Photo Burs...

Page 11: ...ss DOWN to set camera mode 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 ...

Page 12: ...ect 320 240 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 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...

Page 13: ...nfrared motion sensor will be disabled after each triggering in ON mode During this time the PIR of the device will not react to the motion of humen or animals The minimum interval is 1 second The maximum interval is 1 hour The default value is 1 minute Press RIGHT to decreases or increases the value by 1 second or 1 minute The following shows how to set triggering interval time to 5 Minutes provi...

Page 14: ... 59 Please note that the start and stop time can only be effective when the timer is set as On Provided that the camera should work from eight a m to five p m the steps are as following a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press UP or DOWN to select Timer Switch c Press RIGHT to select On d Press OK to enter into submenu e Press RIGHT to select item press UP or DOWN to change the value until...

Page 15: ...ideos are saved in the pre named folder File numbering continues by adding one to the last number 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...

Page 16: ...Scouting Camera SG565FV 4 Advanced Operations Page14 Take the belt toes to go through the two back holes of the camera At the end tie the two toes to the tree to finish fixing Using bottom screw ...

Page 17: ...h Normal Low Trigger Time 1 2s Weight 0 26 kg Operation Storage Tem 20 60 C 30 70 C Interval 1s 60 min Photo Burst 1 3 Video Length 1 60s Power Supply 8 AA Recommended 4 AA Emergency Stand by Current 300uA Power Consumption 1200 pictures 8 AA open flash room temperature Low Battery Alert LED indication Note the low battery alert LED flashes quickly 10Hz and the motion indication LED flashes slowly...

Page 18: ...Scouting Camera SG565FV Appendix Ⅱ Parts List AppendixⅡ Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One Wired control One USB Cable One Mounting Strap One User Manual One ...

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