Stealth Cam STC-I590 User manual

Stealth Cam
STC-I590
User’s Manual
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Version 1.0 04/08

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For Customer Service or Warranty In ormation Call Toll Free
877-269-8490
Stealth Cam, LLC
P. . Box 539504
Grand Prairie, TX 75053-9504
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Stealth Cam Limited Warranty
Your Stealth Cam scouting camera is covered by a 90 day Limited Warranty on
parts and labor from the date of original purchase, and purchases must be
made through an authorized dealer. The warranty covers defects in
workmanship and materials. The warranty does not apply to units, which have
been damaged or abused intentionally or unintentionally. A purchase from
individuals or unauthorized internet sites voids the warranty.
Tampering with or altering the unit will void the warranty. Any unauthorized
service will void warranty. riginal sales receipt must be produced for any
warranty service and a Return Authorization (RA) number must be obtained
from customer service at 877-269-8490 prior to returning product.

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Stealth Cam STC-I590 digital video scout
camera. Your Stealth Cam is designed to provide many years of
service. The STC-I590 is a flash based camera with an industry leading
flash range of up to 90 feet. Special Burst Mode technology allows
multiple exposures of up to 9 sequential still pictures or a
programmable video segment between 10 to 180 seconds, when the
PIR sensor is triggered.

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Contents
• STC-I590 Digital Video Scouting Camera
• User Manual
• USB cable
• Tree Mounting Strap

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Table o Contents
Warranty 2
Introduction 3
Camera Kit Contents 4
Table of Contents 5
verview 6-8
Battery Power ptions 9-10
Built-in Memory & SD Card Installation 11-13
Description of Features 14-16
Programming Your Scout Camera 17-23
Using your Camera 24-29
Manual Shooting Mode 30
Viewing Images and Deleting Images 32-36
Formatting memory 37
Using External Power Source 38
Technical Specifications 39
Camera Features 40-41
General Information
42-43
Moon Phase Chart 44

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Camera Overview - Front Cover Panel

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Camera Overview - Inside Control Panel

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Camera Overview - Inside Side Panel

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Battery Power Options
The Stealth Cam STC-I590 is designed to operate using two different
battery power options. The camera must be in the FF position when
installing or removing batteries. Use of batteries other than those
specified in this section may damage the camera and void your
warranty.
Using “C” Cell Batteries
The internal battery compartment accepts 8 “C” cell batteries. Pull up
on the bottom clip of the battery cover to open. Use fresh, high quality
alkaline batteries. Install batteries in the correct polarity (+/-) referring
to the illustration inside the battery compartment. Secure battery cover.
Precaution: When replacing batteries, replace all the batteries within
10 minutes. therwise, this will result in the loss of date / time setting

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12V Lead Acid Battery (Recommended or extended ield li e)
To avoid replacing batteries when out in the field, the STC-I590 is
equipped with an external power jack designed to accept a barrel plug
cable that attaches to an optional lead acid battery (Stealth Cam STC-
12VBB). Complete 12V Lead Acid battery kits offer significantly more
usage than standard alkaline batteries. They are available at your
Stealth Cam dealer, or call toll free [phone]. nly Stealth Cam
external battery accessories are recommended.

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Built-in Memory & SD Memory Card Installation
Your STC-I590 camera is equipped with 32MB of built in flash memory.
The camera is also equipped with an expandable media card slot
capable of accepting up to a 2GB SD card (sold separately). With no
memory card inserted into the slot, the camera will use the built in flash
memory to store images. If an SD card is inserted into the slot, then
the camera will bypass the built in memory and utilize the SD card
memory. The front counter display will show the number of images of
either the built in flash memory or the inserted SD memory card after
you turn on the camera.

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Inserting the SD Memory Card
Make sure the camera is in the OFF position when you insert or
remove a memory card.
• Insert SD memory card into the card slot completely, and in the
correct direction as shown on the inside of the housing.
• To remove the SD memory card, push in the card and pull out
the card gently.
 Brand new SD cards are ready for use. If you are using an SD
card that was previously used in another camera, or other
device, make sure to format the card prior to use in this
camera.
 To ensure proper SD card ormatting, insert it into the card
slot and ollow the steps page 37 to ormat the memory card.

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Image & Video Capacity
Capacity High Low AVI (sec.)
32MB 20 65 120
64MB 40 130 240
128MB 80 260 480
256MB 160 520 960
512MB 320 1,040 1,920
1GB 640 2,080 3,840
2GB 1,280 4,160 7,680
N TE: Picture / Image Capacity Chart provides approximate number of
images or AVI video based on resolution settings and the size of
memory card. These figures may vary depending on the amount of
detail in the image.

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Description o Features
Below are illustrations and descriptions o the icons you will see
on the internal LCD screen as you enter speci ic modes or
programming.
• Auto Mode:
o Still images – Captures from
1~9 pictures per PIR triggering
o AVI video clip – Captures video
segments from 10s ~ 180s
seconds per PIR triggering
•
Manual Mode: Use as a point and shoot still image camera
or video camera.
•
Flash Control :
o Auto: In low light conditions, the flash will activate
automatically.
o Flash ff: Turns off flash. (Flash icon will disappear)

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• Image Resolution :
o 2560 x 1920: High image resolution
o 1600 x 1200: Low image resolution
o 640 x 480 Default video resolution
•
Image Quality :
o ne star = Low Quality
o Two stars = Normal Quality
o Three stars = High Quality
•
Battery Status :
o Full: Batteries are full.
o Hal : Batteries are half depleted.
o Low: Batteries are low. Front low battery LED indicator will
flash.
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8.3 +/-0.2Volts for 12V C alkaline batteries; lower than
10.3+/-0.2Volts for External 12V Lead Acid battery) the
camera unit will automatically power off within 30 seconds.
Replace with new batteries as camera functions may not
work properly.
•
Date and Time : Date/Time stamp will be shown on all your
images or the first frame of video files (using Windows Media
Player or Real Player).
•
Moon Phase and Temperature: Moon phase /
temperature stamping on all still images.
•
Time Out: To program the amount of time in minutes (1~60)
that the camera will sleep between PIR triggering.

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Programming your camera
Slide the power switch to TEST position. You will hear two short
consecutive beeps followed by a third. Now you are ready to program
your camera. Press the MENU button once to start your programming
sequence.
For Manual Capture Mode
To capture still images or video clip using the manual shutter button.
The Camera icon or Video icon will flash:
Press Left/Right button to select between manual Still Image Mode or
manual AVI Video Mode. Press the K button to confirm your setting,
and then press Menu button to exit the programming mode. To
continue manual capture mode, see page 30 for operating instructions.
For Auto capturing mode, press Menu again to begin your program
setting sequence. You will see either your camera icon or video icon
flashing.

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Resolution
Press the D WN button twice. The Resolution icon will flash.
Press Left/Right button to select either high resolution (2560 x 1920)
or low resolution (1600 x 1200)
Press K to confirm the setting, and the icon will stop flashing.
Press the Up button to change the previous setting, or the Down button
to program the Quality setting.
NOTE: If you press Menu before pressing the K button, you will exit
the programming mode without saving your resolution setting.
Quality
The Quality icon will flash:
Press Left/Right button to select between:
Fine – Normal – Low
ne star = Low quality
Two stars = Normal quality
Three Stars = Fine quality

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Press K to confirm setting, the icon will stop flashing.
Press the Up button to modify the previous setting, or the Down button
to program the TV out setting.
NOTE: If you press Menu before pressing the K button, you will exit
the programming mode without saving your quality setting.
TV (NTSC)
The factory default setting is NTSC for North America usage.
Date / Time Setting
(The camera uses the 24 hour military time ormat only.)
The Date/Time icon will flash.
Press K to enter the setting mode.
Set date and time.
The month digit will be flashing on the LCD screen.
Month - Day - Year  Hour - Minute - Second
1. Press Up/Down button to select the appropriate month.

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2. Press Right button to enter the date setting.
3. Press Up/Down button to select the appropriate date.
4. Press Right direction button to enter the year setting.
5. Press Up/Down button to select the appropriate year.
6. Press Right button to enter the time setting.
7. Press Up/Down button to select the appropriate hour in military
time.
8. Press Right button to enter minute setting.
9. Press Up/Down button to select the appropriate minutes.
10. Press Right direction button to enter the seconds setting.
11. Press Up/Down button to select the appropriate second.
At the end of the time setting, press K to confirm and exit the setting
menu.