Bolymedia SG560-8MHD User manual

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...................................................4
2 Cautions ......................................................................................5
3 Easy Operations.........................................................................6
3.1 Loading batteries ...............................................................6
3.2 Insert the SD-card.............................................................6
3.3 Power on and Entering into the ON Mode...................7
3.4 Enter into the TEST Mode...............................................7
3.4.1 Customer Settings......................................................8
3.4.2 Manual Capturing......................................................8
3.4.3 View Images or Videos..............................................8
3.5 Power Off ............................................................................9
4 Advanced Operations .............................................................10
4.1 Settings Menu...................................................................10
4.1.1 Setting Items.............................................................10
4.1.2 Default Set .................................................................12
4.1.3 View Image or Video ...............................................12
4.1.4 Delete Image or Video.............................................13
5 Trouble shooting......................................................................14
AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications .................................... 17
AppendixⅢ: Parts List...............................................................18

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1Instruction
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. It takes clear, black and
white pictures or videos even in the dark night, while it
takes color pictures or videos under sufficient daylight.
The camera consumes very little power (at μA level) at
surveillance mode. If powered by 8 new AA alkaline
batteries, the camera can stand-by about 6 months.
The device is designed for outdoor use and is resistant
against water and snow. Furthermore, the camera can be
used as a portable digital camera.
1.2Application
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.
1.3Diagram of Camera functional indicators
The camera has the following I/O interfaces: USB

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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.
Figure 1: Front view

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Figure 2: Bottom view
1.4Shooting 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.
Figure 3: LCD Display

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1.5Saving 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.

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2Cautions
★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.
★It is recommended to format the SD card by the
camera when used for the first time. Many other SD
cards formatted by other cameras have poor
compatibility with different brands of cameras. So it is
best to format the SD card with this camera or on a
computer.
★In the TEST mode,the camera will shut down
automatically after 3 minutes if no operation is done.
Please turn on the power again if you want to continue
to work with the control.

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3Easy Operations
3.1Loading 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.

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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.
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 10s. The 10s is a buffering
time before autonomic capturing photos or videos, e.g. for
closing and locking the bottom cover, fixing the camera on
a tree and walk away.
In TEST mode, it requires to connect the control then to
do further customizing settings, when the user complete the
settings, it requires to unplug the control to enter into
normal use, that is, if the wired control still be connected
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.

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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.
3.4.3 View Images or Videos
Press OK to view images, the latest image will be
shown in the LCD screen on the control. Press UP to view
the previous image and press DOWN for the next. Please
note that video cannot be played in the LCD screen and

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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.

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4Advanced 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.
This chapter explains the advanced operations for
customizing the camera settings. The settings can only be
customized in TEST mode and control is needed.
4.1Settings Menu
To view the camera settings menu, press MENU in the
TEST mode (Power switch is at ON position, and control
needs to be connected). The settings menu will be shown on
the LCD on the camera.
Use “▲” or “▼” key to select the sub-menu, use “►”
key to select the different options, then press “OK” to save
the settings. The options will be un-highlighted.
4.1.1 Setting Items
Setting Items Description
Camera
Mode
There are two camera modes: Photo or Video.
You can enter the Setup interface to set the camera
mode or use shortcut key to switch the camera
mode.
Via shortcut key: press “▲” key to set to Video
and press “▼” key to set to Photo in SETUP mode.

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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. You can choose from 1 to 3
Photos.
Video Size 1280x720(720P HD) or 640x480(VGA).
Video Length It extends from 5 to 60 seconds with a step of
one second.
PIR
Sensitivity
Choose sensitivity of PIR. The higher, the easier
the motion sensor would be triggered. It is
recommended to use Normal mode. The sensitivity
of PIR is strongly related to the temperature.
Higher temperature leads to lower sensitivity.
PIR Interval
This parameter means how long the PIR sensor
will be inactive after each triggering in ON mode.
During this time the PIR of the device will not
react to the motion of human (or animals).
The minimum interval is 0 second (meaning the
PIR works all the time).
The maximum interval is 1 hour (meaning the
PIR will be disabled for 1 hour after each
triggering).
Please note that there are a few seconds of
internal processing delay between each trigger,
even if 0 second is set.

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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.
4.1.2 Default Set
Default settings are listed below:
Setting Items Default Options
Camera Mode Photo Video
Set Clock Enter
Photo Size 8M Pixel 5M Pixel
Photo Burst 1 Photo 2 Photo, 3 Photo
Video Size 1280x720 640x480
Video Length 10 sec 5–60 sec
PIR Interval 5 sec 0–55 seconds, 1-60
minutes
PIR Sensitivity Normal High, Low
Format Enter
4.1.3 View Image or Video
We know that the camera has three basic operation
modes，please slide the power switch to ON position and
connect the control to enter into TEST mode. Then Press
OK to view the latest picture (or video) in LCD screen on
camera. Press UP to view the next picture (or video) and
DOWN for the previous. Press OK to return to info display.

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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.
Please note that after deleting a picture or a video file,
the deleted files can’t be restored! Furthermore, in order to
delete all images and video clips in the SD-card, it is
suggested to format the SD-card.

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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. Please make sure a working SD card
has been inserted in the camera before it is turned on.
3 The display screen is suddenly black.
A: To reduce power consumption, the camera will shut
down automatically after 3 minutes if no operation is done.
Please turn on the power again if you want to continue to
work with the control.

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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.
Fig 8 Detection angle vs. FOV angle

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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.
Fig 9 Comparison of Detection Zones of new and existing PIRs

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AppendixⅡ: Technical Specifications
Image Sensor 8MP interpolation
Lens F/NO=3.1mm
FOV(Field of View)=52°
Detection range Up to 85ft（25m）
Display Screen 1.5” LCD
Lighting Range 56ft(17M)
Memory Card Up to32 GB
Picture Resolution 8MP = 3328 ×2496
5MP = 2560×1920
Video Resolution 1280x720(25fps)，
640×480 (16fps)
PIR Sensor Multi Zone
PIR Sensitivity Adjustable (High/Normal/Low)
Trigger Time 1.2s
Weight * 0.22 kg
Operation/Storage Tem. -20 - +60°C / -30 - +70°C
Interval 1s – 60 min.
Photo Burst 1–3
Video Length 5–60s
Power Supply 8× AA
Stand-by Current < 0.3 mA (<7mAh/Day)
Power Consumption 200 mA
Low Battery Alert LED Indicator
Display Screen LCD display on control
Mounting Rope/Belt/Python lock
Dimensions** 130x80x45mm
Operation Humidity 5% - 90%
Security authentication FCC, CE, RoHS
*without battery

Pocket Camera SG560-8MHD AppendixⅢ: Parts List
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AppendixⅢ: Parts List
（version 1.3）
Part Name Quantity
Digital Camera One
Wired control One
USB Cable One
Belt One
User Manual One