3-7 SensitivityAdjustment
The DISTANCE dialoninner panelisusedfor adjustingsensitivityofthemotion sensor (GainControl).
Byturningthedialto theright, sensor sensitivityissetto theMaxto detectanimalover 50 feetaway.
Youmayreduce thedetectiondistance for takingpicturewithalarger animaltarget.
Caution: Itisrecommendedto set MAX inwarmer environmentlikeinthesummer time.
3-8 Operation Modes
After finishedaboveinitialized installation, nowthedevice isreadyto detect for anevent. Firstly you
haveto mounttheunitfirmly onasuitableplace likeonatree byastrap.
The mode switch is inthe lower ofcabinet. Therearethree modesto beselectedunder difference
operation.
3-8-1 PW-ON Mode
TheWildSpyCamwill bealwaysrequiredworkingunder thismode. Since thePW-SWispushedto
ON mode, the motionsensor will beginto warmsup for 1minute, thenstartto detectmotionfor taking
pictures/Video.
3-8-2 PW-OFF Mode
SlidethePWto thecenter positionto turnthesystempower OFF. All picturesandcurrentsettings as
well aseventcounts will beretainedatthismode andinternal realtimeclockwill still run.
Caution: Remember to removeall batteriesincaseyouwill nolonger to useitinorder to avoid the
metalterminalsto beoxidizeddueto theleakagecurrentfrombatteryitself.
3-8-3 WALK-TEST Mode
Walk-Test Mode isusedto verifythedetectionrangeandpointing zone beforeplacingitinthefield.
After mountedtheunitonatree, pushthePWswitchto Walk-TEST. TheWalk-TestLEDwill lightup
last1minuteto warmup. Aradar animation iconwithTEST alertisremainingblinkingduring
Walk-Testmode. Then, Walk-TestLightwill goesoff andwill alertwith3timesflashing once youwill
bedetectedinfrontofthedevice. Nowyoutryto gofar awayto checkhowlongthePIRmotionsensor
will still see you. Thecameradoesnot takeanypictureduringthistestprocess.
Note:Thesystemwill resume to normal Scouting ON DUTY modeautomatically after 3minutes
(Time-Out) since nolonger detection ofwalk-testto betriggeredinorder to avoiduser might forgetto
pushthePWswitchbackto ON before heleft.
3-9 Walk-Test LED+ DC In-Use Indicator
Bothlightswill beON during the firstminuteof Walk-Testmode warm-up andCamerasettingmode.
Theywill blinkfor 3timesonce awalk-testmotion is detected.
Inthe PIR scoutingsettingmode, an instantflashisresponseto eachvalidkeyinput.
3-10 EventCountDisplay
Withinaspecifiedworkingperiod,whenananimalorhumanisclosing to thetrail monitor,anevent
will berecordedandthe digital camerawill takeapictureautomatically.Amaxcount will be up to 400
Youwill be alertedwithablinking signal continually with “FULL”in LCD, and the digits 400 will be
flashing. InthiscasethePIRsensorandcamerawill still workforsensing andtakingimageseventhe
eventcountreachto FULL.
3-11 DeleteEvents
Press OK/DELkeyandholdfor 3secondsto deleteall records. TheTOTALEVENTSwill be
flashingfor 2secondsto confirmyouthat thecounter to berenewsuccessfully.
3-12 TurboShot
ThereisswitchknobontherightofthescoutingLCD. Slide the TriggerTime switchto FAST mode,
theDCwill besetfor thefastest speedfor shooting. Inthismode, capturespeedwill be1.3secondthat
doublefaster thanthesettingintheBAT-Savewhileamotionisdetected. SettingofBAT_SAVE will be
idealfor extendingbatterylife. Incaseyouexpectto resumetheFAST modeto beBat-Save, slidethe
knobfor BAT-SAVE andthenreboot theDevice.
Caution: DuringtheFAST modeisactivated, you will not beableto turnonthecamerabypressing
CAM-PWkey anytime exceptrebootingthedevice.
3-13 FlasherOperation
TheinternalFLASHERwill workandto be charged after anightshootingautomatically atnight. It
will not workandnot bechargedindaytime. Anormalchargingtimewill betaken20~ 30 seconds. The
FlashicononthescoutingLCDwill beblinkingslowly duringcharging.
Ifthebatterybecometoo weakto causeachargingtimemaybelonger then60 secondsand, the
chargingprocessingwill bestoppedautomatically andthedigitalcamerawill nolonger to takepictureat
nighttimetill to replace newbatteries. TheFLASHERwithinhibitsymbolonthescoutingLCDwill
becomewithfaster blinking. Butthecameramaystill working atdaytimeevenbatteryis bad.
SettingforCAMERA /Operation
3-14 DescriptionforCameraOperationKeys whichareintheupperportionof theinnerpanel
See Fig.4
SHOT
FLASH
PREVIEW
DISPLAY
MENU (OK Key in
Center)
Navigation Keys
UP/DOWN/
LEFT/RIGHT
3-15 CAM_PW (Camera
Power Button)
Thisbuttonis located on
theleftof thelower portion
ofinner panel. Youhaveto
usethisbuttonto switchon
thecameramanually whenyouneedto changethecamerasettingor downloadpicturesfromcamera.
3-15-1TurnCameraON: Before turnON thecamera, besure the MainPower switchatON position
andwaitfor 10 secondsafter Power UP. Press CAM_PWonce, BoththeIN-USE andWalk-TestLED
arelighted. Thecamerastatus small lightonthetopright corner will alerts withredlight for 2seconds
to showcameraisPWON already. Camera will startto worksatthedefaultoftheLIVE VIEW mode.
Butcamerascreenisremaining blackuntil either DISPLAYor PREVIEWkeyispressed. Therearetwo
modesthatcalled LIVE VIEWand PREVIEW for cameraOPERATION. In either modes, youcan
changeasettingofcamera, previewpictures, takeapicturemanually, downloadpicturesto PC.
3-15-2TurnCameraOFF: Whenyoudid finishusingthecamera, remember to turnthecameraOFF by
pressingtheCAM-PWswitchagain.
Caution: DuringcameraON period, motionsensor will stop sensinguntil CAM-PWisturnedto OFF.
3-16 NavigatorKeys /Menu Button Usage:
Four directional keys representfor the Left /Right /Up/Downkeys. Thecenter knobisthe MENU
button. All camera settingswill beprogrammed with them. Press theMENU to displaythe optiontitleof
modes. Select a titlethatyouwishto changebypressingtheleftor rightnavigator key. Highlightyour
choice fromapull down listof the displaying titlebytheUp or DownKey. Press theMENU to accept
thechange andexit.
3-17 CameraSettingMenu
Therearetwomainmenus for eachmodes:
A. Live View Mode
B. Preview Mode
BothLiveViewandPreview menu come with difference titleswhich are described as below:
A. LiveViewMode
A-1 Display key:
Press DISPLAYto turnON the camera screen andthentouchit timebytimeto changefor difference
functions. For Example: TurnON screen> CleanScreen(Removeinformationfromscreen) >turn
screenOFF repeatedly.
WiththeLive displaymode, itisusedfor amanualshot or changesettingofcameraparameterslike
selectingpicture/videomode;resolution; imagequality;calendar stamp;firmwareupgrade…..
A-2 TakingaPhoto/ Video Manually
SHOT key :
Push it once to takeapictureanytimewhilecameraisON whatever the screen is OFF or ON. For
takingavideoclip, press SHOT to starttaking, astopwatchcounter will workandpress againto stop.
FLASHKey : TurntheFLASHER on/off duringyouwouldliketo takeapicturemanually. Itisa
toggleswitchbutton. Theflasher statuswill beindicatedonthetopright corner ofthescreen.
A-3 ChangeCameraCaptureSetting
Since cameraisON, press MENU keyto enter thecameracapturesettingmenuthatconsistof7titles. .
All ofthe Title/ Itemsscrollinginthesettingmenuonebyone areexplainedbelow:
1. Capture
a. Exit
b. Single(TakePicture)
c. Video(TakeMovie)
2. Resolution
a. Exit
b. High4M 2304x1728
c. Normal 2M 1600x1200
d. Basic VGA 640x480
3. Quality
a. Exit
b. High
c. Normal
4. Date/Time
a. Exit
b. Set
c. StampON/OFF (AChoice for calendar showingoneachimage)
5. TVout
a. Exit
b. NTSC60Hz(Defaultsetting, UsedinNorthAmerica)
c. PAL50Hz
6. Language
a. English
b. French
7. Bright-ISO
a. Exit
b. Auto (Noselectionfor user here)
A-4 CaptureMode
A-4-1 Single(Takinga Picture)
Thesystemdefaultsettingis Single Still PictureModefor capturingcolorfulimagesatdayand night.
Once themotionsensor doesdetectamotion, camerawill snapitinto thememory. Scouting EVENT
counter will renewthereadingafter eachevent.
A-4-2 VideoMode(TakingaPicture)
Move thehighlightto Videoandpress MENU key, nowtheVIDEOmodeisselected. Theunit will
takevideoclipsat daytimeonly. Since aneventisrecorded, avideo-camiconwill appearinthe
lower scoutingLCDthat to alteryouareinvideomodenow.
Incaseyouwould switchbackforSinglePicturemode, it isrequiredto restarttheWildSpyCamand
turnON camerabypressingCAM-PW, thenhighlightthe SINGLEfromCaptureTitle.
Important: Iftheunitdetectsthecamerabatterybankbecomingtoo weakandablankbatteryicon
appear, WildSpyCam will stoptakingpicturesatnighttime. Butitcanstill takedaytimepicturesor
video.
A-4-3 Resolution
You canchooseadesiredmegapixelsfrom1.3Mp/2Mp/3Mp/7MpbyUPandDOWNkey.
A-4-4Quality
ThisoptionisdefinedtheJPEGfilecompression. Highmeansanimagefilewill belarger under better
qualityofimage.
A-4-5DateandTimeSetting
Since youarethefirsttimeto useWildSpyCam, itisrequiredto updatewithyour localtime. Ineither
ofmodessince CAM-PWpower ON, press theMENU keyto viewthecamerasettingmenu. ThenPress
Rightkeyto findDate/Timetitles. Highlight “SET”byusing theDOWNkey. Pushthecenter “MENU”
buttonto displaytheCalendar andmovethecursor stayingatthedesireditembyRIGHT or LEFT
buttonandchangethemwiththeUPor Downuntil to finish. Press Menuto acceptwithYES.
Caution: Thecalendar isshown inmilitaryfashionwith24 hour format.Example:2:00 pmwill be
shownas14:00.00.(Hour:Minute:Second)
StampON/OFF
ToggletheStampoptionON/OFF to showwhatever thecalendar onall imagesor not. Butthis
featurewill not functioninvideomode.
B Preview Mode :
B-1 View Images
Everytimesyouwantto viewimagesonthecolor screenor TVsetduringascoutingmode, youmust
switchOFF themainPower andbackON andthenpress CAM-PW. While cameraisON andpress
PREVIEWkey, Camerawill beswitchedto Previewmodeatonce andshowthelastimage. Itisalsoa
toggle buttonletyouskipbetweenLiveViewvsPreviewmode. DuringinPreviewmode, theDISPLAY
keybecomefor skippingFull Viewofanimage>Cleanscreen>>Thumbnail pictures.
B-1-1.View Image/VideowithTV
TheRCAendisplugged intheTVVideo-Inofyour TV. ToviewpicturesonTVset, the
cameraisrequiredinPreviewmode. Ifyoupull outtheTVcable, thedigitalcamerawill switch
to theinternalviewingscreendisplayautomatically.
Caution: Thelastpicturetakenwill bethefirstto appear andwill includeadisplayofthetotalnumber
ofpicturesstoredandthenumber ofthisframe. Example:0024/0036 isthe24th pictureofatotalof36
pictures.
B-1-2CleanScreenforViewing
Duringviewingenlarged1:1imagesorvideos, press DISPLAY key to cleartheOnScreen
Informationforacleanscreen. Itisatoggledfunction.
B-1-3 Digital Zoom
Whenever inthelivedisplaymodeor viewingafull size pictureatPreviewmode, press theUPkeyto
ZoomInandtheDOWNkeyto ZoomOutfor a closershoot manually or see moredetailswhen
enjoyinganimage.
B-1-4PanafterZoom
After Zoom-In, youcan press MENU keyto activatethe Pan function to view more detailsofimage
bypressingeither 4directionalkeys.
B-2ChangeCameraPreview Setting
WhenyouareinPreviewmode, press the MENU keyto displaythemenuwith4titles.
1. EraseMode
a. Exit
b. One (DeleteOnephoto)
c. All (DeleteAll itemsexceptprotecteditems)
d. Format(DeleteEverythingsindisk)
