Infrared Digital Scouting Camera User’s Manual Pocket Camera for SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD
Content 1 Instruction......................................................................1 1.1 General Description...................................................1 1.2 Application.................................................................1 1.3 Camera Overview.......................................................2 1.4 Shooting Information Display...................................3 1.5 Saving Images or Videos ...........................................4 2 Cautions.................................
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 1 Instruction 1 Instruction 1.1 General Description This camera, a digital scouting 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 interest (ROI) monitored by a high sensitive Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor, and then automatically captures high quality pictures or records video clips (720P HD) according to default settings or preset customer settings.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 1 Instruction unexpected intrusion to homes, shops, schools, depots, offices, taxies, worksites etc. It can also be used as a trail camera for hunting or monitoring animals by recording the traces of wild animals. It can be left alone for months and it will save event records automatically in digital format. 1.3 Camera Overview The camera has the following I/O interfaces: USB connector, SD card slot and external DC power connector.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 1 Instruction Fig. 1: Diagram of camera functional indicators 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 on the monitor.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD Fig.2 1 Instruction Information display 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 SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 2 Cautions 2 Cautions ★ Please install batteries according to shown polarity. ★ 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. ★ 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.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 3 Easy Operations 3 Easy Operations 3.1 Power Supply Use 4 AA batteries or 6V external battery for power supply (Fig. 4). Fig. 3: Battery Configurations of 4 batteries 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 SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 3 Easy Operations 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 SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 3 Easy Operations with the camera, the camera will not work. The camera (the control must be unplugged when in ON mode) will take pictures or videos automatically according to the default settings or preset customer settings. 3.4 Enter into the TEST Mode Connect the wired control, then switch to the ON position and enter into the TEST mode. There are some functions in TEST mode: Customer settings, manual capture and preview. The control is needed in this mode. 3.4.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 3 Easy Operations 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 SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 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 needs to be connected. In the above three modes, the OFF mode is the specified safe mode when replacing the SD card or batteries and transporting the camera.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 4 Advanced Operations 4.2 Setting Items Setting Description Items There are two camera modes: Photo or Video. You can enter the Setup interface to set the camera Camera mode or use shortcut key to switch the camera mode. Mode Via shortcut key: press “▲” key to set to Video and press “▼” key to set to Photo in TEST mode. You can change the date and time when necessary, e.g., after every battery change.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 4 Advanced Operations Choose video size:1280x720(720P HD) or 640x480(VGA). Video Choose duration of recording Length video. Choose sensitivity of PIR. The higher, the easier the motion sensor would be triggered. It is PIR recommended to use Normal mode. Sensitivity The sensitivity of PIR is strongly related to the temperature. Higher temperature leads to lower sensitivity.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 4 Advanced Operations Camera Mode Photo Set Clock Enter Photo Size 4MP(SG370-4mHD) 5MP(SG570-6mHD) Photo Burst 1 Photo Video Size Video Length PIR Sensitivity 1280x720 10 seconds Normal PIR Interval 5 sec Format SD Enter 4.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 4 Advanced Operations images in the SD card and the index of the displaying image will be shown respectively. 4.5 Delete Image or Video View the image (or video) which will be deleted. Press MENU to display the DELETE SELECT menu. Then press SHOT to select delete One or All images.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD 5 Trouble shooting 5 Trouble shooting 1 There is something in front of the camera lens. Is the camera broken? Fig. 4: 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 SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD AppendixⅠ: PIR Detection Zone Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone Fig.5 shows Bolymedia’s 4 kinds of detection range at different detection angles. This camera is long range with 50 degree. Fig.5 PIR Detection Zone The PIR detection angle (α) is just smaller than the field of view (FOV) angle (β). The advantage of this design is to reduce empty picture rate and capture most, if not all, motions.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD AppendixⅠ: PIR Detection Zone Fig.6 Detection angle vs. FOV angle This camera has a new design of PIR and this new PIR is patented. The new patented PIR’s detection range can reach to 73ft(in good environments). The figure 7 shows the compared detection zone between normal PIR and the new patented PIR. Fig.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD AppendixⅡ:Technical Specifications AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications Image Sensor Lens 5MP Sensor F/NO=2.2 FOV(Field of View)=60° Detection Range Up to 73ft and Illumination Display Screen 1.4” LCD Memory Card Up to 32GB Image SG370-4mHD:4MP or 6MP Resolution SG570-6mHD:5MP or 10MP 1280x720 Video Resolution 640×480 Adjustable PIR Sensitivity (High/Normal/Low) Trigger Time 1.2s Weight * 0.2 kg Operation/Stora -20 - +60°C / -30 - +70°C ge Tem. Interval 1s – 60 min.
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD Display Screen Mounting Dimensions Operation Humidity Security authentication *without battery AppendixⅡ:Technical Specifications LCD display on control Rope/Belt/Python lock 145x 82x 36 mm 5% - 90% FCC, CE, RoHS Page 19
Pocket Camera SG370-6mHD/SG570-10mHD Appendix Ⅲ: Parts List AppendixⅢ: Parts List Part Name Digital Camera Wired control USB Cable Belt User Manual Warranty card Quantity One One One One One One （Version 1.
