ScoutGuard SG968K-10M, User Manual

Page 1: ...Infrared Digital Scouting Camera User s Manual SG968K 10M ...

Page 2: ... 4 Power Off 7 4 Advanced Operations 8 4 1 Enter into the SETUP mode 8 4 1 1 Preview 8 4 1 2 Customer Settings 8 4 1 3 Manual Capturing 8 4 1 4 View Images or Videos 8 4 1 5 Delete Images or Videos 8 4 2 Triggering Modes 8 4 3 Settings Menu 9 4 3 1 Setting Items 10 4 3 2 Default Set 13 4 4 Firmware upgrade 14 5 Mounting the Camera 14 6 Trouble shooting 15 Appendix I PIR Detection Zone 16 AppendixⅡ...

Page 3: ...o by day and black and white ones at night Powered by 8pcs AA batteries the SG968K 10M can sustain in a stand by mode alone for about 6 months The SG968K 10M offers the trigger time for 1 2 second from wake up mode to pictures video capture This camera is designed for outdoor use Therefore it is weather resistant against rain and snow It functions fine even in extreme temperature If you would like...

Page 4: ...or SD card slot TV output and external DC power connector Fig 1 shows the front view of the camera and its function 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 moments to familiarize with the camera controls and displays It is helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it when reading through the rest of the...

Page 5: ...Figure 3 Bottom view 1 3 2 Key Notes MENU to enter the program 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 ...

Page 6: ...the LCD Display of the Programming Menu Fig 4 LCD Display 1 4 Saving Images or Videos The camera uses a standard SD Secure Digital memory card to save images in jpg format and videos in avi format SD and SDHC High Capacity cards up to a maximum 32 GB capacity are supported Before inserting the SD card be sure that the SD card is unlocked ...

Page 7: ...a 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 for the first time Many other SD cards formatted by other cameras have poor compatibility with d...

Page 8: ... Fig 5 Fig 5 Battery Configurations of 8 or 4 batteries Please use high capacity and high performance alkaline batteries recommended rechargeable Lithium batteries or rechargeable NiMH batteries 3 2 Insert the SD card The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos If no SD card is inserted the camera will shut down automatically ...

Page 9: ...s enter into the monitoring region After switching the camera to ON position the motion indication LED red will blink for about 10 seconds This time interval is for you to make the camera ready for automatic surveillance operation e g to close the bottom cover and to lock it to fix the camera on a tree and to walk away 3 4 Power Off Switch the camera to OFF position to power off the camera Please ...

Page 10: ... the preview state Press to exchange between playback mode and preview mode 4 1 2 Customer Settings Press MENU to manually customize the camera settings displayed on the LCD screen The detailed operations will be described in this Advanced Operations chapter 4 1 3 Manual Capturing Press to manually capture photos or record videos Press again to stop the manual capturing of a video 4 1 4 View Image...

Page 11: ...ring to Off choose PIR trigger as Off if only the Time lapse trigger mode is desired 4 2 3 PIR trigger Time lapse If both PIR trigger and time lapse trigger are desired user needs go to PIR trigger to set normal high or low sensitivities according to the external environments and needs to set the Time lapse to a desired non zero value The camera will capture pictures or videos in a preset time int...

Page 12: ...ace to set the camera mode or use shortcut key to switch the camera mode Via shortcut key press key to set to Video and press key to set to Photo in SETUP mode Set Clock You can change the date and time when necessary e g after every battery change The date format is month day year the time format is hour minute second Press to select item press or to change the value The valid value for year is b...

Page 13: ...camera can capture images or videos at a preset time interval regardless of whether motions are detected The default parameter is Off which means the timer function is disabled Changing this parameter to a non zero value turns on the Time Lapse mode and camera will take photos at given time interval Please note that if the PIR Trigger is set to Off then the Time Lapse can t be set to Off PIR Trigg...

Page 14: ... higher sensitivity for high temperature environment Please note that if the time lapse is set to Off then the PIR can t be set to Off PIR Interval This parameter means how long the PIR sensor will be inactive after each triggering in ON mode During this time the PIR of the device will not react to the motion of human or animals The minimum interval is 0 second meaning the PIR works all the time T...

Page 15: ...ult Set Choose Default all the settings will be changed to the factory default settings Please refer to table 1 for the default settings Parameter name Default Other settings Camera Mode Camera Video Pic Video Set Clock Enter Photo Size 5MP 10MP Photo Burst 1 Photo 2 6 Photos Video Size 720P 1280 720 640 480 Video Length 10 seconds 10 180 seconds Time Lapse Off 10 seconds to 8 hours PIR Trigger No...

Page 16: ...SG968K 10M 4 Advanced Operations Page 14 4 4 Firmware upgrade This camera provides an upgrading function for the users Upgrading is needed only when an improved firmware is available ...

Page 17: ...ty the recommended distance is 5m from the tree to the target monitoring area and recommended height from the ground is 4 9ft 6 5ft 1 5m 2m 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 or bottom screw Using the belt to use the belt to fix the camera on a tree is illustrated in Fig 7 Take the belt toes to go throug...

Page 18: ...a is powered off the IR Cut will be at a random place 2 The camera controller is not working anymore A Most likely no SD card has been inserted in the camera when it is turned on Please make sure a working SD card has been inserted in the camera before it is turned on 3 The display screen is suddenly black A To reduce power consumption the camera will shut down automatically after 3 minutes if no ...

Page 19: ...angles When the detection angle is 35 the detection range is 50ft 15m When the detection angle is 52 the detection range is 30ft 9m Fig 9 PIR Detection Zone The PIR detection angle α is just barely larger than the field of view FOV angle β The advantage of this design is to reduce empty picture rate and capture most if not all motions ...

Page 20: ...This camera has a new patented design of PIR The new patented PIR s detection range can reach to 82ft or 25m in good environments Fig 11 shows the comparison of the detection zones between normal PIR and the new patented PIR Fig 11 Comparison of Detection Zones of new and existing PIRs ...

Page 21: ...0 720 20fps 640 480 20fps PIR Sensor Multi Zone PIR Sensitivity Adjustable High Normal Low Trigger Time 1s Weight 0 24 kg Operation Storage Temperature 20 60 C 30 70 C Interval 1s 60 min Photo Burst 1 6 Video Length 1 60s Power Supply 8 AA recommend 4 AA urgent Stand by Current 0 3 mA 7mAh Day Power Consumption 150 mA 450mA when IR LED lighted Low Battery Alert LED Indicator Display Screen LCD dis...

Page 22: ...SG968K 10M AppendixⅢ Parts List Page 20 AppendixⅢ Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One USB Cable One Belt One User s Manual One Version 1 3 ...