ScoutGuard G560P-8M, User Manual

Page 1: ...Infrared Digital Scouting Camera User s Manual Scouting Camera SG560P 8M ...

Page 2: ...ew 8 3 4 2 Customer Settings 8 3 4 3 Manual Capturing 9 3 4 4 View Images or Videos 9 3 4 5 Delete Images or Videos 9 3 6 Power Off 10 4 Advanced Operations 11 4 1 Settings Menu 11 4 1 1 Set Camera Mode 11 4 1 2 Format SD Card 12 4 1 3 Set Photo Size 12 4 1 4 Set Video Size 12 4 1 5 Set Date and Time 13 4 1 6 Set Photo Burst 14 4 1 7 Set Video Length 14 4 1 8 Set PIR Sensitivity 15 4 1 9 Set PIR T...

Page 3: ...ime Stamp 18 4 1 14Reset to Default Settings 19 4 2 Default Settings and Live Monitoring 19 4 3 Firmware upgrade 20 5 Mounting the Camera 21 Appendix I PIR Detection Zone 22 Appendix Technical Specifications Ⅱ 24 Appendix Parts List Ⅲ 25 ...

Page 4: ...built in infrared 940nm LEDs it takes clear pictures or videos in B W even in the dark night while it takes color pictures or videos under sufficient daylight The camera consumes very little power μA level at surveillance mode Powered by Eight new AA alkaline batteries the camera stands by for months Once a motion by human or animals is detected the digital camera unit will be awoken up at once an...

Page 5: ...al format 1 3 Camera Interface 1 3 1 Camera Body Interface The camera has the following interfaces a 2 0 TFT LCD display screen operation panel USB connector SD card slot and external DC power connector Fig 1 shows the front view of the camera and its functional parts Fig 2 shows the operation panel and display screen Fig 3 shows the bottom view of the camera and its I O interface Take a few momen...

Page 6: ...e 3 Figure 1 Front view Figure 2 Operation interface Figure 3 Bottom view IR Flash Indication LED PIR Lens Lock Display Screen Operation panel Power Switch Battery Depot Lock Hole SD card Slot DC In TV Out USB Bottom Screw DC Hole and Stopper ...

Page 7: ...gram menu in preview mode for parameter settings as described in the user s manual OK to save parameter settings and play videos to exchange between playback mode and preview mode DEL to delete an image to capture a photo or record a video manually 1 3 3 Shooting Information Display ...

Page 8: ...n Page 5 1 4 Saving Images or Videos The Camera uses a SD card to save images in jpg format and videos in avi format Before inserting the SD card be sure that the SD card is unlocked The camera is compatible with SD card from 8MB to 32GB ...

Page 9: ...testing the camera The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos If no SD card is inserted the camera will shut down automatically after a continuous indication sound Please do not insert or take 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 In the TEST mode the camera will shut down automat...

Page 10: ...ra will be automatically shut down after the indication LED flashing for a while Please change the batteries in time 3 2Insert the SD card The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos If no SD card is inserted or SD card is locked the camera will shut down automatically after a continuous indication sound 3 3Power on and Entering into the ON Mode The Camera has three basic operati...

Page 11: ...evious programmed settings when human or animals enter into the monitoring region 3 4Enter into the TEST Mode There are 3 states in TEST Mode preview state preview the scene in the front of the camera setting state make customer settings and playback state view Photos or videos via 2 0 TFT display 3 4 1 Preview After switching the camera to TEST Mode it enters into the preview state Press to excha...

Page 12: ...tate So if it s in Preview state you should press to enter into Playback state first 3 5Triggering modes There are 3 triggering modes of the camera PIR triggering Timer triggering and PIR Timer triggering 3 5 1 PIR Triggering PIR triggering is the default setting The camera works only when motions get detected while if PIR sensitivity is set as PIR OFF the camera stops PIR triggering 3 5 2 Timer t...

Page 13: ... environments and need to set the Timer interval to a desired non zero value The camera will capture pictures or videos in a preset time interval even there is no motions get detected the camera will also capture pictures and videos if motions get detected 3 6Power 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 ...

Page 14: ...V monitor only when the camera is connected to a TV 4 1 1 Set Camera Mode There are two modes Photo or Video There are two ways to set the camera mode 1 Via shortcut key 2 Via setting menu 1 Via shortcut key You can set mode to video by pressing key and set mode to Photo by pressing key in TEST mode 2 Setting menu The following shows how to set camera mode to Video provided that the previous optio...

Page 15: ...d e Press OK to start formatting the SD card Press MENU to return to info display 4 1 3 Set Photo Size This parameter has two values 5 mega pixels 5M Pixel or 5MP and 8 mega pixels 8M Pixel or8MP The default value is 5 mega pixels The following shows you how to set pixel size as 8M Pixel provided that the previous value is 5M Pixel at MENU state a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press or ...

Page 16: ... display 4 1 5 Set Date and Time You can change the date and time of the device by setting this parameter when necessary e g after every battery change The date format is month day year the time format is hour minute second The valid value for year is between 2009 and 2050 Provided that the date and time are needed to be set to November 15th 2010 and half past ten the steps are as following a Pres...

Page 17: ...s OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to return to info display 4 1 7 Set Video Length This parameter is effective and can be adjusted only when the device in the video mode for the LIVE mode Its value extends from 1 to 60 seconds with a step of one second The default value is 10 seconds Press and to decrease or increase the value by 1 second The followi...

Page 18: ...s of interference like hot wind smoke near window etc Furthermore the sensitivity of the PIR is strongly related to the temperature Higher temperature leads to lower sensitivity Therefore it is suggested to set a higher sensitivity for high temperature environment The following shows how to set PIR sensitivity as Low provided that the previous option is Normal a Press MENU to display the setting m...

Page 19: ...PIR Interval c Press 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 Timer Triggering Interval This camera has a new function timer function which means the camera captures images or videos at a preset time intervals regardless of whether there are motions get detect...

Page 20: ... effective value ranges from 00 00 to 23 59 Timer Switch OFF means the camera works all along Timer switch ON means the camera works only during the time lapse according to the preset settings Please note that the Timer switch functions only when the timer is set as On Provided that the camera works from 08 00 a m to 17 00 p m the steps are as following a Press MENU to display the setting menu b P...

Page 21: ...8m provided that the previous option is 15m a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press or to select Flash Range c Press to select 8m 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 13 Set Time Stamp This parameter defines whether the date and time be stamped in the pictures or not The following shows you...

Page 22: ...n to info display Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 2Default Settings and Live Monitoring Please refer to table 1 for the default settings Parameter name Default Other settings Camera Mode Photo Video Photo Size 5M Pixel 8M Pixel Photo Burst 1 Photo 2 Photos 3 Photos Video Size 640 480 320x240 Video Length Avi 10 Second 1 60 seconds PIR Sensitivity Normal High Low Off PIR I...

Page 23: ... Advanced Operations Page 20 Time Stamp On Off Table 1 Default settings of the Camera 4 3Firmware upgrade This camera provides an upgrading function for the users Upgrading is needed only when an improved firmware is available ...

Page 24: ...uality the recommended distance is 5m from the tree to the target monitoring area and recommended height from the ground is 1 5 2 meters Adjust the viewing angel properly view angle of this camera is 52 There are two ways to mount the camera using a band shaped belt bottom screw Using the belt To use the belt to fix the camera on a tree is illustrated in Fig 4 Take the belt toes to go through the ...

Page 25: ...ge in different detection angle When the detection angle is 35 the detection range is 50ft When the detection angle is 52 the detection range is 30ft Figure 5 The PIR detection angle α is just barely larger than the field of view angle β The advantage of this design is to avoid empty pictures and get available pictures Figure6 ...

Page 26: ...tection Zone Page 23 This camera has a new design of PIR and this new PIR is patented The new patented PIR s detection range can reach to 22m The figure 7 shows the compared detection zone between normal PIR and the new patented PIR Figure 7 ...

Page 27: ...264 2448 5MP 2560 1920 Video Resolution 640 480 16fps 320 240 20fps PIR Sensor Multi Zone PIR Sensitivity Adjustable High Normal Low Trigger Time 1s Weight 0 24 kg Operation Storage Tem 20 60 C 30 70 C Interval 0s 60 min Photo Burst 1 3 Video Length 1 60s Power Supply 8 AA recommend 4 AA urgent Stand by Current 0 3 mA 7mAh Day Low Battery Alert LED Indicator Display Screen LCD display Mounting Rop...

Page 28: ...Scout Camera SG560P 8M Appendix Ⅲ Parts List Page 25 AppendixⅢ Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One TV Cable One USB Cable One Belt One User Manual One Warranty Card One ...