SG560P-8M User`s Manual - Boly Media Communications
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1. Page 252. gt to select Off h Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Page 18 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 1 14 Reset to Default Settings To reset the setting to the default values the steps are as follows a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or Y to select Default Set c Press OK to reset to default settings and return to info display Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display 4 2 Default Settings and Live Monitoring Please refer to table 1 for the default settings Parameter Default Other settings name Camera Mode Photo Video Photo Size 5M Pixel 8M Pixel Photo Burst 1 Photo 2 Photos 3 Photos Video Size 640x480 320X240 Video Length Avi 10 Second PIR Sensitivity Normal 1 60 seconds High Low Off PIR Interval 1 Minute 0 59 seconds 1 60 minutes Timer Interval OFF 10 seconds to 8 hours Timer Switch Off On 00 00 23 59 Flash Range 15M 8M Page 19 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations Time Stamp On Off Table 1 Default settings of the Camera 4 3 Firmware upgrade This camera provides an upgrading function for the users Upgrading is needed only when an improved firmware is available Page 20 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 5 Mounting the Camera 5 Mounting the Camera
3. Pictures or videos can be taken manually by pressing EI on the operation panel 1 2 Application This camera can be used as automatic surveillance device for Page 1 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 1 Instruction guarding and recording unexpected intrusion to homes shops schools depots offices taxies worksites etc It can also be used as trail camera for hunting or monitoring animals by recording the traces of wild animals It can be left alone for weeks and months and it will save event records automatically in digital 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 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 manual Page 2 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 1 Instruction IR Flash Indication LED Display Screen Battery Depot Operation panel Lock Hole Power Switch Figure 2 Operation interface SD
4. ON mode to work under surveillance state After switching the camera to ON position the motion Page 7 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 3 Easy Operations indication LED red will blink for about 10s 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 After entering into the ON mode no manual controls are needed and possible The Camera will take pictures or videos automatically according to the previous programmed settings when human or animals enter into the monitoring region 3 4 Enter 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 I to exchange between playback mode and preview mode 3 4 2 Customer Settings Press MENU to manually customizing the camera settings which displayed on the screen The detailed operations will be described in Advanced Operations chapter Page 8 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 3 Easy Operations 3 4 3 Manual Capturing Press amp to manually capture photos or record videos Press again GJ to stop the manual capturing of a video 3 4 4 View Images or Videos Press Ei to view images or videos the
5. Press A or Y to select Timer Switch c Press gt to select On d Press OK to enter into submenu e Press gt to select item press A or W to change the value until the start time changes to 8 and the stop time changes to 17 f Press OK to save all current setting and the option will be un highlighted Page 17 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations Press MENU to return to previous menu 4 1 12 Set Flash Range This parameter defines the IR lights distance The camera provides two options 15m and 8m If choose 15m all these 40 IR lights work to get a long IR distance while if choose 8m the IR range will be shorter and only the 3 middle horizontal arrays of IR lights work to save the power consumption The following shows how to set flash range as 8m provided that the previous option is 15m a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or Y to select Flash Range c Press gt 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 how to set time stamp as Off provided that the previous value is On in MENU state e Press MENU to display the setting menu f Press A or Y to select Time Stamp g Press
6. When use the camera in outdoor environment such as hunting or monitoring the living habits of wild animals you need to mount the device on a certain place properly It is recommended to mount the camera on a tree with diameter about 15cm To get the optimal picture quality 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 two back holes of the camera At the end tie the two toes to the tree to finish fixing Using bottom screw Figure 4 Fixing the camera with belt Page 21 Scout Camera SG560P 8M Appendix I PIR Detection Zone Appendix PIR Detection Zone The figure5 shows the detection range in different detection angle When the detection angle is 35 the detection range is Soft When the detection angle is 52 the detection range is 30ft Figure 5 The PIR detection angle a is just barely larger than the field of view angle B The advantage of this design is to avoid empty pictures and get available pictures ER a Detection Angle P F 0 V Angle Figure6 Page 22 Scout Camera SG560P 8M Appendix I PIR Detection Zone This camera has a new design of
7. and return to info display Page 11 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations 4 1 2 Format SD Card The system will delete all images and videos stored in the SD card after formatting make sure that you have made a backup of important data a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or F to select Format c Press OK to choose Enter to enter into submenu d Press gt to select Yes Yes will be highlighted 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 A or V to select Photo Size c Press gt to select 8MP d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to return to info display 4 1 4 Set Video Size Page 12 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations This parameter also has two values VGA 640x480 and QVGA 320x240 The default value is 640x480 VGA The following shows how to set video size as 320x240 provided that the previous option is 640x480 e Press MENU to display the setting menu f Press A or V to selec
8. card Slot USB DC In Bottom Screw DC Hole and Stopper TV Out H Figure 3 Bottom view Page 3 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 1 Instruction 1 3 2 Key Notes MENU to enter the program menu in preview mode Av lt 4 for parameter settings as described in the user s manual OK to save parameter settings and play videos I to exchange between playback mode and preview mode DEL to delete an image DI to capture a photo or record a video manually 1 3 3 Shooting Information Display Camera Mode Image Size H 00310 01760m Battery Level SD Card Status Number of Images Available Space Page 4 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 1 Instruction 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 5 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 2 Cautions 2 Cautions The working voltage of the camera is 6V The camera is supplied by four AA batteries Please install batteries according to shown polarity Please unlock the write protect before inserting the SD card x Please insert the SD card when the power switch is at OFF position before testing the camera The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos If no SD card is inserted the camera will shut
9. 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 xK In the TEST mode 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 Page 6 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 3 Easy Operations 3 Easy Operations 3 1 Power Supply Use 8 or 4 AA batteries or 6v external battery for power supply Install the fully charged batteries into the depot according the polarities sign shown The following batteries with 1 5V output can be used 1 High density and high performance alkaline batteries Recommended 2 Rechargeable alkaline batteries 3 Rechargeable NiMH batteries When in low battery state camera will be automatically shut down after the indication LED flashing for a while Please change the batteries in time 3 2 Insert 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 3 Power on and Entering into the ON Mode The Camera has three basic operation modes 1 OFF mode to turn off the camera 2 TEST mode to set operational parameters or to playback the photos or video clips via display screen or via TV 3
10. latest image or video will be shown in the LCD screen Press A or W to view the previous or next image or video 3 4 5 Delete Images or Videos Press DEL to delete images or videos Note the DEL button just works in Playback state So if it s in Preview state you should press to enter into Playback state first 3 5 Triggering modes There are 3 triggering modes of the camera PIR triggering Timer triggering and PIR amp 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 triggering The Timer interval Default setting is OFF which means the timer triggering is disabled While changing the timer triggering interval to a non zero value the camera starts to work at a preset interval Users need to OFF the PIR triggering choose PIR Page 9 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 3 Easy Operations sensitivity as PIR OFF if want the camera work only via Timer triggering 3 5 3 PIR amp Timer triggering If want both PIR triggering and Timer triggering the user needs go to PIR sensitivity to set normal high or low sensitivities according to the external 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 ca
11. 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 4 and P to decrease or increase the value by 1 second The following shows how to set video length to 15 Seconds provided that the previous value is 1 Second a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or Y to select Video Length c Press gt to increase to 15 Seconds d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be Page 14 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations un highlighted Press MENU to exit 4 1 8 Set PIR Sensitivity This parameter defines the sensitivity of the PIR There are four parameters High Normal Low and off The default value is Normal The higher degree indicates that the Camera is more easily to be triggered by motion taking more pictures or recording more videos It is recommended to use high sensitivity degree in room or environment with little interference and to use lower sensitivity for outdoor or environment with lots 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
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13. 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 Normal PIR E NEW PATENTED PIR Figure 7 Page 23 Scout Camera SG560P 8M Appendix II Technical Specifications Appendix II Technical Specifications Image Sensor 5MP Color CMOS 8MP interpolation Lens F NO 3 1 FOV Field of View 52 IR Flash Up to 22M 73F 940nm IR LEDs Detection Range Up to 22M 73F Display Screen 2 0 TFT Memory Card Up to 32GB Picture Resolution pre eed 2440 5MP 2560x1920 Video Resolution aoe SE Se 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 os 60 min Photo Burst 1 3 Video Length 1 60s Power Supply ee i Stand by Current lt 0 3 mA lt 7mAh Day Low Battery Alert LED Indicator Display Screen LCD display Mounting Rope Belt Python lock Dimensions 140x 80x 50 mm Operation Humidity 5 90 Security authentication FCC CE RoHS without battery Page 24 Scout Camera SG560P 8M Appendix III Parts List AppendixIII Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One TV Cable One USB Cable One Belt One User Manual One Warranty Card One
14. ed aeeinee 20 5 Mounting the Camera EE 21 Appendix I PIR Detection Zone cccssscccssssscccsssscccesnssceesssseccesssccesesssessesseeeees 22 Appendix II Technical Specifications EE 24 Appendix Parts E OT 25 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 1 Instruction 1 Instruction 1 1 General Description This camera is a surveillance device working automatically It can be triggered by any movement of human or animals in a certain region of interested ROI monitored by a highly sensitive Passive Infra Red motion sensor PIR and then take high quality pictures up to 8 mega pixels or video clips It also can be triggered by timer which means the camera can capture pictures or video clips at specified time intervals regardless of whether there is a motion of human or animals The device is equipped with built in infrared 940nm LEDs it takes clear pictures or videos in B amp W even in the dark night while it takes color pictures or videos under sufficient daylight The camera consumes very little power uA 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 and then automatically take pictures or videos according to previously programmed settings The device is designed for outdoor use and is resistant against water and snow Furthermore the camera can be used as a portable digital camera
15. 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 menu b Press A or Y to select PIR Sensitivity c Press gt to select Low d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to return to info display 4 1 9 Set PIR Triggering Interval This parameter means that how long the PIR Passive Infrared motion sensor will be disabled after each triggering in ON mode Page 15 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations During this time the PIR of the device will not react to the motion of human or animals The minimum interval is 0 second it means the PIR works all the time The maximum interval is 60 Min it means the PIR will be disabled for 1 hour after each triggering The default value is 1 minute Press a Ki to decrease or increase the value The following shows how to set triggering interval time to 5 Minutes provided that the previous value is 1 Minute a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or V to select PIR Interval c Press gt 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 func
16. pture pictures and videos if motions get detected 3 6 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 uA level Therefore please remove the battery if the camera will not be used for a long time Page10 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations 4 Advanced Operations After vou re familiar with the basic operations of the Camera you are now ready for advanced operations and the options and parameters of the Camera are explained in more detail 4 1 Settings Menu To view the camera settings menu press MENU in the TEST mode Power switch is at TEST position The settings menu will be shown on the LCD on the camera or the external TV 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 A key and set mode to Photo by pressing V key in TEST mode 2 Setting menu The following shows how to set camera mode to Video provided that the previous option is Photo a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or Y to select Camera Mode c Press gt to select Video d Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to cancel setting
17. t Video Size g Press P to select 320x240 h Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un highlighted Press MENU to return to info 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 Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or Y to select Set Clock c Press OK to enter into submenu d Press gt to select item press A or W to change the value e Press OK to save all current setting and return to info display Press MENU to return to info display Page 13 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations 4 1 6 Set Photo Burst This parameter affects the number of pictures taken for each triggering in Photo mode It has three values 1 Photo 2 Photos and 3 Photos Its default value is 1 Photo The following shows how to set continuous capture number to 3 Photos provided that the previous option is 1 Photo a Press MENU to display the setting menu b Press A or V to select Photo Burst c Press to select 3 Photos d Press OK to save the current setting and the
18. tion which means the camera captures images or videos at a preset time intervals regardless of whether there are motions get detected The default parameter is OFF which means the timer function is disabled When changing this parameter to a non zero value it starts to take photos at given time interval The value ranges from 10 seconds to Ee Ai lt 8 hours Press and gt to decrease or increase the value The following shows how to set timer interval to 1 hour provided that the previous value is OFF Page 16 Scout Camera SG560P 8M 4 Advanced Operations e Press MENU to display the setting menu f Press A or W to select Timer Interval g Press gt to decrease or increase to 1 hour h 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 11 Set Timer Switch This parameter defines a certain time lapse in a day when the camera can be triggered while in the rest of the time lapse the device is shut off The 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
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