Wildlife Monitoring Solutions Wilsus Tradenda 4G Wireless, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ee the message Time Sync on the screen briefly This means that the camera is connected to the network and that the system time of the camera is equal to the time it received from the network this automatic time synchronisation can be turned off in the menu of the camera To check whether the date time is set correctly press and hold the right arrow button You will now see the date time and the GSM ...

Page 3: ...y For example you can request a test photo of that moment at any time or you can adjust the settings in the camera via the app You can scan the QR code below also printed on the box in which the camera is packed with your phone to download the app or you can look up the app in the Google Play Store Apple App Store Pay close attention to the app s name and icon as shown above For IOS For Android ...

Page 4: ...see it displayed as in the third screenshot If you have several cameras you will see them listed below each other Step 4 By clicking on your camera in this list the window as in screenshot 4 will appear Here you will see 5 options 1 General Setting gives you insight into the general settings of the camera especially related to the transmission of images 2 Other Setting gives insight into the other...

Page 5: ...the Send button to send these new settings to the camera The settings for different aspects of the camera can be adjusted individually This explains why there are 3 Send buttons on screen in screenshot 5 The top Send button only sends the adjusted settings related to the 7 options directly above it The middle Send button only sends a modification in the mobile phone numbers on which the images sho...

Page 6: ...to actually send the command Change Camera Name screenshot 8 By clicking this you can change the camera name as shown in the app Press Save to save the new camera name Delete Camera screenshot 9 Clicking this button will delete the camera from the app Press Confirm to confirm your request CAUTION Depending on the setting for SMS Remote Control the instructions that you send from the app both for a...

Page 7: ...In the camera menu under the tab Other Language you can set the language of the camera menu In this manual we assume that you have set the wildlife camera to English ...

Page 8: ...um batteries SD memory card The memory card can be inserted at the bottom of the camera with the contact points facing downwards The camera works with an SDHC memory card with a maximum capacity of 32GB Note When describing the options in the menu we always give the name of the menu item as it appears in the app in brackets Sometimes this is the same as the name in the camera but often this is the...

Page 9: ...Camera menu diagram ...

Page 10: ...EO mode The options are 5MP 8MP and 12MP Generally the 8MP option is a good compromise between image quality and file size It is also worth noting that the camera has a 5MP image sensor so the 8MP and 12MP options are interpolations of the actual image resolution Night Mode The flash range is adjustable in 3 different modes Min Blur Balanced and Max Range Min Blur provides a short exposure time so...

Page 11: ...ns of for example sun shadow spots in the image or waving grass or reeds Conversely a lower sensitivity increases the chance of missing moving objects Delay Here you can set the time interval between capturing motion and taking pictures or videos For example if you set it to 5 minutes then every time the camera detects a movement and takes a picture it will not respond for 5 minutes and will not t...

Page 12: ...atically recognised and therefore do not require any further manual configuration in the camera However if the SIM card is not recognised automatically go to SIM AUTO MATCH and select MANUAL here The Manual Setup option then becomes available Read below under the heading Set up manually Manuel Setup not in app You see two options here MMS and 4G MMS has not been supported for some time now by most...

Page 13: ... account you may have Email Password This is the password that belongs to the sender account you set above N B A Gmail account usually works very well for this but you should make sure that the Access by less secure apps is switched ON for the Google account to which this Gmail address belongs to be found under https myaccount google com This is only possible when 2 factor authorisation is switche...

Page 14: ...ronisation moment of the camera setting By Trigger The setting By trigger is much more energy efficient than the setting Instant because with the latter option the camera needs to be constantly connected to the GSM network to listen for instructions coming in from the app So keep this in mind Daily Report Here you can specify whether you want to receive a daily status report via the recipient s e ...

Page 15: ...ically synchronise the date and time with the data sent by the mobile network every time it is switched on You still need to indicate in which time zone you are for the Netherlands this is 01 00 If you choose manual you can configure the date and time manually here Please note that in this case the camera does not adjust itself according to summer and winter time Date format Here you can select ho...

Page 16: ... of heat sources so avoid mounting the camera near any equipment that emits hot air C Reflecting light Light can trigger the camera so avoid targeting the camera at anything that can reflect light e g mirrors or moving bodies of water D Rising setting sun So as to avoid targeting the sun as it rises or sets mount the camera to face north or south E Unstable mounting If the camera s mounting is not...

Page 17: ...ur camera near a bright light source D Target area is too open The camera s night vision works via infrared light that is emitted and reflected back off the objects in the target area then captured by the camera s image sensor Therefore if the target area is too open i e with very few objects to reflect the IR light then the night vision image will appear very dark For night vision purposes target...

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