Infrared Two Focus Digital Scouting Camera User’s Manual SG860U-HD
Content 1 Instruction ...........................................................................................................1 1.1 General Description...................................................................................1 1.2 Application ..................................................................................................2 1.3 Camera Interface........................................................................................2 1.4 Saving Images or Videos....................
SG860U-HD 1 Instruction 1 Instruction 1.1 General Description This camera is a low glow infrared two focus 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 mega pixels) or video clips.
SG860U-HD 1 Instruction 1.2 Application This camera can be used as an automatic surveillance device for guarding and recording unexpected intrusion to homes, shops, schools, depots, offices, taxis, work sites 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 weeks and months and it will save event records automatically in digital format. 1.3 Camera Interface 1.3.
SG860U-HD 1 Instruction Figure 1: Front view Figure 2: Operation interface Page 3
SG860U-HD 1 Instruction Figure 3: Bottom view 1.3.2 Key Notes “MENU”: to enter the program menu in preview mode; “▲”“▼”“◄”“►”: for parameter settings as described in the user’s manual. “OK”: to save parameter settings and play videos. “ ”: to exchange between playback and preview. “DEL”: to delete an image. “ ”: to capture a photo or record a video manually. 1.3.3 Shooting Information Display Fig. 4 shows a sample of the LCD Display of the Programming Menu.
SG860U-HD 1 Instruction Fig. 4: LCD Display 1.4 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.
SG860U-HD 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. ★ 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.
SG860U-HD 3 Easy Operations 3 Easy Operations 3.1 Loading batteries Use 8 or 4 AA batteries or 6V external battery for power supply (Fig. 5). Fig. 5: 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 Inserting 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.
SG860U-HD 3 Easy Operations 3.3 Powering on and Entering into the ON Mode The camera has three basic operation modes: 1. OFF mode: to turn off the camera. 2. SETUP mode: to set up camera or to playback the photos or video clips. 3. ON mode: the camera will take pictures or videos automatically according to the previous programmed settings when human or animals enter into the monitoring region. After switching the camera to ON position, the motion indication LED (red) will blink for about 10s.
SG860U-HD 4 Advanced Operations 4 Advanced Operations After you are 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 Enter into the SETUP mode There are 3 states in the SETUP 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 the 2.0” LCD display). 4.1.
SG860U-HD 4 Advanced Operations or next image or video. 4.1.5 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. 4.2 Triggering modes There are 3 triggering modes of the camera: PIR trigger，Time lapse (i.e. Timer trigger) and both PIR trigger & Time lapse. 1. PIR trigger PIR trigger is the default setting. The camera works only when motions are detected.
SG860U-HD 4 Advanced Operations the camera will also capture pictures and videos when a motion gets detected. 4.3 Settings Menu To view the camera settings menu, press MENU in the SETUP mode (Power switch is at SETUP position). Use “▲” or “▼” key to select the sub-menu, use “◄” or “►” key to select the different options, then press “OK” to save the setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Fig. 6: LCD Display of Settings Menu 4.3.
SG860U-HD Set Clock Photo Size Photo Burst Object Distance 4 Advanced Operations and press “▼” key to set to Photo in SETUP mode. 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. 8MP (mega pixels) or 5MP (mega pixels). It means the shooting number of each triggering in Photo mode.
SG860U-HD 4 Advanced Operations a non-zero value turns on the Time Lapse mode, and camera will take photos at given time interval. Please note that if the PIR Trigger is set to Off, then the Time Lapse can’t be set to Off. PIR Trigger 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 triggered by motion, taking more pictures or recording more videos.
SG860U-HD 4 Advanced Operations Restore customer settings to default values. Default Set Table 1: Submenu 4.3.2 Default Set Choose Default, all the settings will be changed to the factory default settings.
SG860U-HD 5 Mounting the Camera 5 Mounting the Camera When using the camera in outdoor environment, such as scouting 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 5.9 inches (15cm). To get the optimal picture quality, the recommended distance is 5m from the tree to the target monitoring area and height from the ground is 4.9ft~6.5ft (1.5m~2m).
SG860U-HD 6 Trouble shooting 6 Trouble shooting 1 There is something in front of the camera lens. Is the camera broken? Fig. 8: 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.
SG860U-HD AppendixⅠ: PIR Detection Zone Appendix I: PIR Detection Zone Fig.9 shows Bolymedia’s 4 kinds of detection range at different detection angles. This camera is super long range with 60 degree. Fig. 9: 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. Fig. 10: Detection angle vs.
SG860U-HD AppendixⅠ: PIR Detection Zone This camera has a new, patented design of PIR. The new patented PIR’s detection range can reach to 100ft (in good environments). Fig. 11 shows the comparison of the detection zones between normal PIR and the new patented PIR. Fig.
SG860U-HD Appendix Ⅱ: Technical Specifications AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications Image Sensor Lens IR-Flash Detection Range Display Screen Memory Card Picture Resolution Video Resolution PIR Sensor PIR Sensitivity Trigger Time Weight Operation/Storage Temp Interval Photo Burst Video Length Power Supply Stand-by Current Display Screen Mounting Dimensions Operation Humidity Security authentication *without battery 5MP Color CMOS, 8MP interpolation F/NO=3.
SG860U-HD Appendix Ⅲ: Parts List Appendix Ⅲ: Parts List Part Name Digital Camera USB Cable Belt User’s Manual Warranty Card Quantity One One One One One (Version 1.
