Dsoon H511C User manual

User Manual
H511C mini Trail Camera

Contents
Camera Overview......................................1
How to Start the Camera?........................3
Warm Tips...................................................5
Basic Operation......................................... 6
Parameters................................................. 8
Take Photos、Record Video、Playback
.............................................................19
Download Files To The Computer........22

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Camera Overview
1. LCD Screen
2. LED IR Flash
3. Lens
4. Up/Video Button
5. Down/Photo Button
6. PIR Sensor
7. OK/Shot Button

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8. Menu Button
9. Right Button
10. Playback Button
11. DC Port
12. Tripod Socket
13. Battery Slot
14. Power/Mode Switch(OFF/TEST/ON)
15. USB Port
16. TF Card Slot

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How to Start the Camera?
1. Please remove the protective foil from the
camera.
2. Install 4 x 1.5V AA batteries and Insert a
micro SD card(up to 32GB with class 6 or
above high speed).
3. Switch to “TEST” mode. Press “MENU”
button to enter setting. The current setting will
be shown on the LCD screen.
4. Press Up/Down button to view setting.
Then press “OK” button to enter the options
interface. Use Up/Down button to obtain
favored settings, press “OK” button to save
the new setting. Press “MENU” button to exit

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current page.
5. It is recommended to complete "Format
Memory Card", "Reset settings", "Set Time &
date" before use, then set other parameters
(Camera is pre-programmed to default
settings. If you don’t need to change it, you
can directly Switch to “ON” Mode).
After setting the parameters to your
preferences, be sure to move the switch to
“ON” mode to begin actually taking photos or
videos.

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Warm Tips
1. Be sure the camera’s power is switched
OFF before inserting or removing SD cards or
batteries.
2. If using external power source, do not
remove internal batteries. You can connect an
external 6V DC power source with at least
1.5A to the DC Port port at the bottom of the
camera.
4. Photos in jpg format and videos in avi
format.
5. When the memory card is full, the camera
would stop recording unless the "Endless
Capture" function has been turned on. The

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oldest file will be be replaced and recording
continues as expected.
6. To take out the SD card, just gently push in
the card, Don’t try to pull it out without
pushing in first.
Basic Operation
Turn On and Off the Trail Camera
Switch the Mode Button to“Test/On”to turn on
the camera.
Switch the Mode Button to “Off” to turn off the
camera.
•OFF Mode
The OFF mode is the safe mode when any
actions need to be taken (e.g. Replacing the

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SD card or batteries, or transporting the
device).
•ON Mode
The camera will take photos or videos
automatically (with its current settings) when
it is triggered by the PIR sensor’s detection of
activity in the area it monitors.
•TEST Mode
In the TEST mode, you can check and
change the settings of the camera by using its
built-in LCD screen.
Change Setting in TEST Mode
The main purpose of the TEST mode is to
allow you to change the settings of the

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camera so that you trail camera operates
exactly the way you want it to.
•Press the “MENU” button, the setup options
will be showing on the LCD screen.
•Press the “UP” or “DOWN” key, scroll to the
next or previous parameter.
•Press the “OK” button to save the new
setting.
•Press “MENU” button to exit the setup menu.
Parameters
Mode
Photo: Capture photos with motion detection.
Video: Capture videos with motion detection.
Photo&Video: Capture both photos and

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videos with motion detection.
Options：【Photo】 /
【Video】
/
【Photo&Video】
.
Photo Resolution
Set resolution for still photos.
Options：【12MP: 4608x2592P】/【8MP:
3840x2160P】/【5MP(3072x1728P)】/
【3MP(2304*1296P)】/【2MP (1920x1080P)】
/【1MP(1280x720P)】.
Photo Series
Selects how many photos will be taken in
sequence per trigger.
Options：【1 photo】/【2 photos in series】/
【3 photos in series】.

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Video Resolution
Set the video resolution.
Options:【1920x1080】/【1280x720】/
【720x480】/【640x480】/【320x240】.
TL Video Resolution
Set the resolution of time lapse video .
Options:【3072x1728P】/【2304x1296P】.
Video Length
Set the length of each video clip recorded
each time when motion is detected
Options：3-60 seconds or 1-10 minutes.

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Audio Recording
Opening this function, you'll be able to record
sound while recording a video.
Options：【On】/【Off】.
Shot Lag
Set the time period that the camera should
wait before reacting to subsequent activation
of the main sensor after the initial recording.
During the selected interval, the camera will
not record any images or videos. This
prevents the memory card frombeing filled up
with too many recordings of the same event
Options：3-60 seconds or 1-60 minutes.

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IR Distance
Set the distance of infrared induction.
Options: [Near]/[Middle]/[Far].
Sensitivity Motion Sensors
The sensitivity of the motion sensor can be
set here. For interior areas and environments
with little interference, select High. Select
Middle for exterior areas and environments
with a normal amount of interference, and
select Low for environments with a high level
of interference (Please note that the
temperature may also affect the sensitivity).
The High setting is suitable for warm ambient

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Settings
Set target recording
time
Start：Stop：
Hr：Min Hr：Min
00 00 00 00
MENU Back OK Select
temperatures, whereas Low should be
selected for cold environments.
Options: [Low] /[Middle] /[High].
Target Recording Time
Set the target
recording time. As
shown in below
picture, you can
set the start and
stop time. The
camera will work just in the stated time slot. In
other time, the camera will keep in standby
state.
Options：【On】/【Off】.

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Settings
Set time lapse
Hr：Min ：Sec
00 00 30
Notification: Motion
MENU Back OK Select
Time Lapse
In Time lapse menu, there are three options
as below.
[Normal]: The camera will take pictures
automatically as per set time interval. For
example,set the interval time to 1 hour, the
camera will take a photo each hour. If you
want to observe that
a plant blooms, the
camera will take 24
photos in 24 hours to
record the whole
process of blooming.
[TL Video]: You can set the interval time.The
time range is from 3 second to 24 hours. For

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example, set the interval to 1 hour, the
camera will take a photo each hour. If the
camera works for 24 hours,there will be 24
photos. These photos will be converted into a
video.
[Off]: Close the time lapse function.
Language
Set the language display on screen.
Options：【English】 /
【Deutsch】
/
【Espanol 】
/【Francais 】/【Italiano 】/【Nederlands 】
/【Portugues】.
Endless Capture
Set the camera to record video in loop. When
the memory card is full. The oldest file will be

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be replaced and recording continues as
expected. If OFF, the camera will stop
recording when the memory card is full.
Options：【On】/【Off】.
Time & date
Set the date and time of camera.
The date format: dd/mm/yyyy, yyyy/mm/dd，
mm/dd/yyyy.
The time format: 24h,12h.
Press Right button to choose the item.Press
Up/Down button to adjust the value. And
press OK button to confirm.
Options：【Set time&date】/【Time format】
/【Date format】.

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Photo Stamp
Stamp the date&time on the photos or not.
Options：【Time&date】/【Date】/【Off】.
Password Protection
Set the power-on password of the camera.
The password is four digits，each digit ranges
from 0 to 9 or A to Z.
If you forget the password, please reset the
camera. Then all parameters will reset to the
factory settings.
Options：【On】/【Off】.
Beep Sound
Open/close the button sound.
Options：【On】/【Off】.