Denver HC500A User manual

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Wild Camera

HC500A

Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents

1. Instructions .....................................................................................................3

1.1 General Description...............................................................................3

1.2 Camera Body Interface .........................................................................3

1.3 Camera components and features ........................................................3

1.4 Remote Control .....................................................................................4

1.4.1 Navigating....................................................................................4

1.5 Shooting Information Display ................................................................5

1.6 Supported Format .................................................................................5

2. Cautions .........................................................................................................5

3. Easy Operation...............................................................................................6

3.1 Power Supply ........................................................................................6

3.2 Insert the SD-card .................................................................................6

3.3 Power on and Enter into the ON Mode..................................................6

3.4 Enter into the TEST Mode.....................................................................7

3.4.1 Custom Settings...........................................................................7

3.4.2 Manual Capturing.........................................................................7

3.4.3 View Images or Videos ................................................................7

3.5 Power Off ..............................................................................................7

4. Advanced Operations .....................................................................................8

4.1 Settings Menu .......................................................................................8

4.1.1 System Setting.............................................................................9

4.1.2 Camera Setting............................................................................9

4.1.3 Video Setting..............................................................................10

4.1.4 Default .......................................................................................10

4.1.5 General Settings ........................................................................10

4.1.6 Set Camera Mode......................................................................10

4.1.7 Format SD-Card.........................................................................10

4.1.8 Set Photo Size ........................................................................... 11

4.1.9 Set Video Size ........................................................................... 11

4.1.10 Set Date and Time..................................................................... 11

4.1.11 Set Multi..................................................................................... 11

4.1.12 Set ISO...................................................................................... 11

4.1.13 Set Video Length.......................................................................12

4.1.14 Set Video Sound .......................................................................12

4.1.15 Set Interval ................................................................................12

4.1.16 Set Timer...................................................................................12

4.1.17 Enter Password .........................................................................12

4.2 Playback..............................................................................................12

4.2.1 Viewing Photo or Video..............................................................13

4.2.2 Delete Photo or Video................................................................13

4.3 Firmware Upgrade...............................................................................13

Appendix Ⅰ: Technical Specifications.................................................................14

Appendix Ⅱ: Parts List………………………………………………………………..14

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1. Instructions

1.1 General Description

This digital trail camera is a surveillance camera working automatically. It can be

triggered at once by any movement of human (or animals) in a certain region of

interested (ROI) monitored by a high sensitive Passive Infrared (PIR) motion

sensor, and then automatically captures high quality pictures (up to 12M pixels) or

records FHD video clips (WVGA or QVGA).

At sunrise the unit begins to take color photos and video until there is insufficient

light (dusk) when it begins to take infrared (monochrome) photos and video.

It is easy to use, there is a 2.0 inch colorful LCD display on camera. It is resistant

against water and snow for outside uses.

1.2 Camera Body Interface

The camera has the following I/O interfaces: USB connector, SD-card slot, TV

output.

Take a few moments to familiarize yourself following the camera controls and

displays. It is helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it as you read through

the rest of the manual.

1.3 Camera components and features

1) Bottom Cover 8) 2 inch color LCD Display

2) SD-Card Slot 9) Sound recorder

3) USB Connector 10) Lock

4) TV Out connector 11) Power switch

5) PIR 12) Battery Depot

6) Infrared Flash 13) Portable remote control

7) Lens

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1.4 Remote Control

The remote control is an input device of the camera and is primarily used for

customer settings and password input. This is an infrared type wireless remote

control. The maximum remote distance is 9 meters. There are fifteen buttons on

the remote control. (Note: Remote control is inside of the camera.)

1.4.1 Navigating

Press UP or DOWN to select or highlight the menu item, while press LEFT or

RIGHT to select the option of each item and press OK to make selection.

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1.5 Shooting Information Display

When the camera is turned on (the power switch is slid to TEST position), the

shooting information will be displayed in the monitor.

1.6 Supported Format

Item Format

Photo JPG

Video AVI

File Format FAT32

Here are some important notices. You don’t need to concern about the file system

format of the camera unless you have problems with reading the SD-card by your

other equipment. If this happened, please format the SD-card in the camera or in

a computer at first and then reinsert the card into your camera to make a try.

2. Cautions

The working voltage of the camera is 6.0 V. The camera is supplied by four or

eight AA batteries.

Please unlock the write-protect before inserting the SD-card.

Please insert the SD-card when the power switch is at OFF position before testing

the camera.

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.

The camera will be in USB mode when connected to a USB port of a computer. In

this case, the SD-card functions as a removable disk.

Please ensure sufficient power when having firmware upgrade, otherwise the

upgrade process could be interrupted incorrectly. If any fault occurs after improper

upgrading process, the camera may stop function properly.

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3.Easy Operation

3.1 Power Supply

To supply power for the camera, four or eight AA size batteries are needed.

Open the bottom cover. Confirm that the power switch is at the OFF (Right)

position, pull out the battery depot. Load the fully charged batteries into the depot

according the polarities sign shown below. Push back the battery compartment to

the battery chamber.

The following batteries with 1.5V output can be used:

1. High-density and high-performance alkaline batteries (Recommended)

2. Rechargeable NiMH batteries

There are four battery slots. Slot 1 and 2 form one group (“1” will mark on depot),

while slot 3 and 4 form the other group (“2” will mark on depot) where each group

can supply the power individually.

When in Test Mode, camera will be automatically shut down to save power if

without any operation within 3 minutes; it could be waked up by any movement

detection.

When in low-battery state, camera will be also automatically shut down. Please

change the batteries in time.

3.2 Insert the SD-card

Insert SD-card into the card slot with marked side upwards.

Please note that the SD-card can only be plugged in one direction. Make sure that

the write-protect switch of the SD-card is on the “write” position.

3.3 Power on and Enter into the ON Mode

Before switching on, please pay attention to the following:

1. Avoid temperature and motion disturbances that could be construed as

animals or humans such as trees that are exposed to direct sunlight for

much of the day or any other heat source. These may cause false triggers.

2. The height from ground for placing the camera should 1 meter with the

object. For example for deer waste height is good size appropriately. In

general, one to two meters are preferred.

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Slide the power switch to the ON position to power on the camera and enter into

the ON mode.

After switching on the camera, the motion indication LED (red) will blink for about

15s. The 15s is a buffering time before automatic capturing photos or videos, e.g.

for closing and locking the bottom cover, fixing the camera on a tree and walk

away.

In ON mode, the camera will take pictures or videos automatically according to

the default settings or previous custom settings. The camera has the sound

recording function, so the sound will be embedded in the video clip while

capturing a video.

3.4 Enter into the TEST Mode

Slide the power switch to the TEST position to enter into the TEST mode. There

are some functions in TEST mode: Custom settings, manual capture, preview.

3.4.1 Custom Settings

Press the MENU switch to enter into menu setting. The camera can be taken over

control to manually customize the camera settings which display on the camera or

external TV monitor. The detailed operations will be described in “Advanced

Operations” chapter.

3.4.2 Manual Capturing

You can press OK to manually capture photos or recording video.

3.4.3 View Images or Videos

There are two ways to view the captured images or videos:

1. LCD screen on camera.

2. TV monitors which connects to camera with TV cable.

Turn right the select switch to view images, the latest image will be shown in the

LCD screen on camera or TV monitor. Press UP to view the previous image and

press DOWN for the next. The detailed operations like deleting images or videos

will be described in “Advanced Operations” chapter.

3.5 Power Off

Slide the power switch to OFF position to power off the camera. Please note that

even in the OFF mode, the camera still consumes certain power at µA level.

Therefore, please remove the battery if the camera will not be used for a long

time.

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4 Advanced Operations

From the basic operations of the camera in previous chapter, we know that the

camera has three basic operation modes:

1. OFF mode: Power switch is at OFF position (Right).

2. ON mode: Power switch is at ON position (Left).

3. TEST mode: Power switch is at TEST position (Middle).

In the above three modes, the OFF mode is the specified safe mode when

replacing the SD-card or batteries and transporting the camera.

This chapter explains the advanced operations for customizing the camera

settings. The settings can only be customized in TEST mode and the remote

control is needed.

4.1 Settings Menu

To view the camera settings menu, press MENU in the TEST mode (called

settings menu in this chapter).The settings menu will be shown on the LCD on

camera or the external TV monitor.

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4.1.1 System Setting

4.1.2 Camera Setting

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4.1.3 Video Setting

4.1.4 Default

Default Settings are listed as below:

Setting Default Items

Mode Camera

Camera, Video,

Camera&Video

Resolution

(Camera) 5mp 12MP,8MP,5MP Interpolated

Interval 1 Seconds 1-30 Seconds,1-30 Minute

Multi Single Single,3,6,9 Pictures

ISO auto 100,200,400

Resolution

(Video) 1080P 1080P,720P,WVGA,QVGA

Video Length

10s 10s,30s,60s,90s

Date/Time Same as last time

YY/MM/DD,MM/DD/YY,DD/M

M/YY Adjust

Language English

English, French, Germany,

Spanish and Russian

Timer 0 0 0 to 23 59 59 Adjust

Format Internal Memory Internal Memory, SD Card

TV Mode NTSC NTSC,PAL

ID CAM000 0-Z , Adjust

Password Off Off, On

4.1.5 General Settings

The operating steps are suitable for following menu items: Camera Mode, Photo

resolution, Video Resolution, Multi, Video Length, Interval, and Timer.

4.1.6 Set Camera Mode

There are three camera modes: Camera, Video and Camera + Video. The way to

set the camera mode is via setting menu.

The following shows how to set camera mode to Video, provided that the previous

option is Photo:

a) Press MENU and RIGHT twice to display the setting menu.

b) Press DOWN to select Mode.

c) Press OK and DOWN to select Video.

d) Press OK the select switch to save the current setting.

4.1.7 Format SD-Card

The system will delete all images or videos stored in the SD-card after formatting,

make sure that you have made a backup of important data.

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