Infrared Digital Scouting Camera User’s Manual SG560-8MHD
Content 1 Instruction...................................................................................1 1.1 General Description...........................................................1 1.2 Application..........................................................................1 1.3 Diagram of Camera functional indicators.....................1 1.4 Shooting Information Display.........................................3 1.5 Saving Images or Videos...................................................
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 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 interest (ROI) monitored by a highly sensitive Passive Infra-Red (PIR) motion sensor，and then take high quality pictures (up to 8 megapixels) or 720P HD video clips. The device is equipped with 940nm low glow built-in infrared LEDs, invisible from 6+ ft.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 1 Instruction connector, SD-card slot, TV output and external DC power connector. On the head of camera, there is a lock hole for theft-proof. 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.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 1 Instruction Figure 2: Bottom view 1.4 Shooting Information Display When the camera is turned on (the power switch is slid to ON position), the shooting information will be displayed in the monitor.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 1 Instruction 1.5 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.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 2 Cautions 2 Cautions ★ The working voltage of the camera is 6V. The camera is supplied by four AA batteries. ★Must insert the SD card before power on camera. The camera will not work properly unless a working SD card is detected by the camera ★Please unlock the write-protect before inserting the SD card. ★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.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 3 Quick Introductions 3 Easy Operations 3.1 Loading batteries Use 8 or 4 AA batteries or 6V external battery for power supply (Fig. 4). Fig. 4: 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.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 3 Quick Introductions 3.3 Power on and Entering into the ON Mode Before switching on, please pay attention to the follows: 1. Avoid temperature and motion disturbances in front of the camera such as big leaf, curtain, air-conditioner, air outlet of the chimney and other heat sources to prevent from false triggering. 2. The height from ground for placing the camera should vary with the object size appropriately. In general, one to two meters are preferred.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 3 Quick Introductions Fig 5 Connect the control 3.4.1 Customer Settings Press MENU on the control to enter into menu settings. The camera can be taken over control to manually customize the camera settings which display on the LCD screen on the camera. The detailed operations will be described in “Advanced Operations” chapter. 3.4.2 Manual Capturing Press SHOT to manually capture photos or record videos. It is also SHOT key to stop the manual capturing of the video. 3.4.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 3 Quick Introductions only thumbnail of the video is showed. The detailed operations like deleting images or videos will be described in “Advanced Operations” chapter. 3.5 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 μA level. Therefore, please remove the battery if the camera will not be used for a long time.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 4 Advanced Operations 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. 2. ON mode: Power switch is at ON position. 3. TEST mode: Power switch is at ON position and the control is connected. In above three modes, the OFF mode is the specified safe mode when replacing the SD-card or batteries and transporting the camera.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 4 Advanced Operations 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 between 2009 and 2050. Photo Size Choose the image size, 5 mega pixels or 8 mega pixels. Photo Burst It means the shooting number of each triggering in Camera mode.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 4 Advanced Operations Format SD If you choose “Format SD”, the system will delete all images or videos stored in the SD card. So make sure that you have made a backup of important data. Default Set Restore all customer settings to default values. 4.1.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 4 Advanced Operations Note: Only pictures can be playback in the LCD display. When view images, the total number of all images in the SD-card and the index of the displaying image will be shown respectively. 4.1.4 Delete Image or Video View the image (or video) which will be deleted. Press MENU to display the DELETE SELECT menu. Press SHOT to select delete One or All image.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD 5 Trouble shooting 5 Trouble shooting 1 There is something in front of the camera lens. Is the camera broken? Fig 6 Floating IR-Cut Lens A: The camera is not broken. It’s an IR-Cut filter. When the camera is powered on, the IR-Cut will be reset and cover the lens. Only when the camera 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.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone The figure 7 shows the detection range in different detection angle. 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 7 PIR Detection Zone The PIR detection angle (α) is just barely larger than the field of view angle (β). The advantage of this design is to avoid empty pictures and get available pictures.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone This camera has a new design of PIR and this new PIR is patented. The new patented PIR’s detection range can reach to 82ft (25m) (in good environments). The figure 9 shows the compared detection zone between normal PIR and the new patented PIR.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications Image Sensor Lens Detection range Display Screen Lighting Range Memory Card Picture Resolution Video Resolution PIR Sensor PIR Sensitivity Trigger Time Weight * Operation/Storage Tem. Interval Photo Burst Video Length Power Supply Stand-by Current Power Consumption Low Battery Alert Display Screen Mounting Dimensions** Operation Humidity Security authentication *without battery 8MP interpolation F/NO=3.
Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD AppendixⅢ: Parts List AppendixⅢ: Parts List Part Name Quantity Digital Camera One Wired control One USB Cable One Belt One User Manual One （version 1.
