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5.9 Time lapse
Continuous shooting is set in this mode. The camera then automatically triggers a recording at a pre-selected
time interval. To do this, first select the “On” setting in the “Time lapse” menu item. The interval between
two automatically triggered recordings is entered in the format hh:mm:ss in each case. Use the up and
down arrow buttons to change the respective setting, and the right and left buttons to move one position
forward or backward. You can choose an interval between recordings from 5 seconds (00:00:05) to 24 hours
(23:59:59). Finally, confirm the settings with “OK”.
This continuous shooting is possible in both photo mode and video mode, but photo shots make more sense
in practice.
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Example: You would like to create a time-lapse video. For these popular time lapse recordings, it makes
sense to choose a short time interval of about 5 to 10 seconds. With additional software (not included),
you can then combine these individual recordings into a time-lapse video.
Tip:
It is recommended to set the “Multi shot” to “1” for continuous shooting, so that only one photo is
taken per trigger.
5.10 Pause capture
This setting is a forced pause set by you after the recording series has been completed. During the selected
interval, the camera will not take pictures or record videos, even if there is movement in front of the camera.
This prevents the memory card from being filled with too many unwanted recordings. This is because,
depending on the setup, a branch moving in the sunlight or a mouse, for example, may repeatedly trigger
almost identical images. To prevent the ZEISS Secacam from taking hundreds of unwanted images in such
cases and possibly sending them via mobile, you can define a delay between two motion-activated images.
To do this, first select the “On” setting in the “Pause capture” menu item. Use the up and down arrow
buttons to change the respective setting. You can choose the delay between 3 seconds (00:00:03) and 24
hours (23:59:59). Once you have finished, confirm with “OK”.
Tip:
If the surveillance camera is operated in photo mode, a combination of 5 images in series, interrupted
by a 5 second delay, has proven successful in practice. For Photo+Video, the recommended interval is 15
seconds for taking videos, and a 15-second delay. The delay can be combined well with the mobile photos/
videos per hour function. For example, if you select a maximum of 10 images per hour, we recommend a
6-minute delay. This would spread the 10 recordings over the 60 minutes. Otherwise, it is possible that 10
recordings are taken in the first 5 minutes and the camera does not become active again until an hour later.
5.11 Mobile
Here you can switch the mobile functions on or off. If you switch off this option, the ZEISS Secacam will no
longer send you any images. The camera can also no longer be controlled via the ZEISS Secacam app.
5.12 Transmission
(This menu item can only be selected if mobile is switched on.)
If you use the camera in an area where there is only 2G network coverage and sending images takes
significantly too long, you can change the method of sending to “M” or even “S”, which will speed up
sending images.
S = 1024 x 768 pixels
M = 1280 x 960 pixels
L = 1920 x 1440 pixels
Note:
This setting only applies to the images sent via mobile, not the images stored on the SD card.
