Swift Hitch SH04 User manual

INTRODUCTION 1-2
Warranty 1
Restrictions 2
Maintenance 2
PRODUCT 3
Included Parts 3
Camera Illustration 3
HOW TO USE 4-9
Charging Camera 4
Download Free APP: Swift WiFi Cam 5
Power On Camera 5
Link Camera 5-7
Mount Camera 7
Mount Magnetic Holder for Smart Phone (Optional) 8
View Camera 8
How to use tether for the camera (Optional) 9
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF CAMERA 10
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF APP 11-14
Switch between STA Mode and AP Mode 11-12
Turn On/Off IR LED and Guide Line 13
Video Parameter Setting 13
Video and Image Control 14
Camera Low Battery Alert 14
ADVANCE FUNCTIONS OF APP 15-17
Push Notice 15-16
Mail Settings 16-17
User Name and Authorization Setting 17
SPECIFICATIONS 18
TROUBLE SHOOTING 19
APPROVAL INFORMATION 20

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this wireless camera kit. This product works at 2.4GHz
frequency band which can be legally used worldwide without permission. We feel
confident that you will be pleased with the quality and features of this product.
The camera use CMOS sensor to capture the image and transmits the image to
your smart phone by WiFi. Its image is much more stable than analog 2.4G or
5.8G wireless camera.
The receiver can be any type of smart phone or tablet with Android/iOS system.
Warranty:
This product has a one year limited warranty with an effective date of purchase.
Before contacting customer support please read the trouble shooting section for
help first. When call us, please retain sales receipt for purchase verification. Any
unauthorized disassemble of the product will void the warranty. DO NOT return
warranty products to the retailer such as Amazon.

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Restrictions:
1. DO NOT use this product to violate one's privacy. Monitoring one's activities
without consent is illegal and this product is not designed and manufactured for
such purposes.
2. DO NOT put this product near any medical equipment. Radio waves might
potentially cause breakdown of electrical medical equipment. So this product
should be placed at least 1 foot away from any heart pacemaker. Radio waves
might potentially influence the heart pacemaker and lead to respiratory
disturbance.
3. DO NOT use this product for any illegal activities. We are not be responsible for
any consequences of illegal acts committed by the user.
4. It is recommended to fix the camera on the vehicle if using it on bumpy road or
drive for long time. The screws of fixing camera base can be found inside the
package of products.
Maintenance:
1. Do not shake or strike the product.
2. Keep product away from heat sources such as electric heaters.
3. Do not use the camera near corrosive chemicals.
4. Do not use the camera in the places which are enclosed by metal.
5. Please obey the local government's environment protection policy.
6. Please turn off the power when not in use.
7. Do not disassemble or repair the camera without professional guide. Doing so
might cause damages to the product and VOID THE WARRANTY.

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PRODUCT
Included Parts：
This package comes with the following items. Please check whether they are all
included in the packaging box. If there is missing part, please contact the retailer
for replacement.
1Camera x1
2AC power charger x1
3USB charging cable x1
4Power extension cable ×1
5Magnet holder for phone x1
6Screw set for camera x1
7User manual x1
8Quick start guide x 1
9Tether for added security x 1
Notice: Accessory parts can be found under the top foam.
Camera Illustration

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HOW TO USE
1. Charging the Camera
There are three ways to charge the camera build-in battery before using camera.
1) Charge the camera build-in battery via AC adapter by connecting USB charging
cable between AC adapter and camera. Wall outlet can have output of AC
between 100V~240V, adapter output is 5VDC to camera.
2) Charge the camera via automotive battery by connecting power extension
cable between battery and camera. Power extension cable has fork terminals
for easy connection. Battery output is 12VDC.
3) Charge the camera with automotive cigarette lighter charging adapter which
can have standard 5VDC output or 12VDC output. (Cigarette lighter charging
adapter is not included)
When camera starts to take charge, LED indicator on camera back become red,
full charge normally take 5 hours. Once camera is fully charged, LED indicator will
go off

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2. Download Free APP: Swift Wifi Cam
You can search Swift WiFi Cam in App Store for iPhone Or Google Play for
Android . (Or scan the QR code below with APP such as Quick Scan to download
the APP)
3. Power On Camera
Press the Power button to turn on the camera, Power LED(green) will be on,then
you can use it.
Notes: If the battery is exhausted, please recharge it with the charging cable.
4. Link Camera
1) Turn on the wifi option on cell phone first and select camera's wifi ID:
SWIFTCAM_xxxxxx. After selection, leave the password space blank. There is no
password needed. (FIG-01)
FIG-01 FIG-02

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2) Run downloaded APP on smart phone
3) Tap on “Add a new camera” icon to add the camera (FIG-02).
4) Search camera by Taping on “Search in LAN“(FIG-03).
FIG-03 FIG-04
5) Camera will be found and displayed with ID code. (FIG-04)
6) Tap on the ID code and enter the “Save Camera” page. You can edit your
camera name here and then Tap on “Save “(You can leave password blank) (FIG-
05), and you will see the “Camera List” page. (FIG-06)
FIG-05 FIG-06

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7) The camera which has a Bright Blue point icon shows that the camera has
been connected to your smart phone.(FIG-06)
8) Tap on the camera which you want to see,(FIG-06), and you can start enjoying
camera live video. (FIG-07)
FIG-07 FIG-08
5. Mount Camera
1) Connect the antenna to the camera(FIG-09)
2) Mount the magnetic camera base on your tailgate, and then adjust it to a
suitable angle (FIG-09)
FIG-09

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6. Mount Magnetic Holder for Smart Phone or Tablet (Optional)
1) Stick universal metal plate onto phone back.
2) Mount magnetic phone holder on dashboard
3) View Cellphone
Take out the metal
plate
Remove paper
cover from plate
Stick plate on the back of the
your phone
Take out the phone
holder base
Remove paper
from base
Stick base on dashboard and
adjust position.

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How to use tether for the camera (Optional)
1. Pulling the end of tether through the hole of another end and tie the tether on a
fixed part of your vehicle.
2. Clip in the hook on the camera pole above the base.
3. Set the camera on the place you want to monitor.
4. Tether will add the extra security for the camera in case it drops off on the
bumpy road.
5. Please tie tether at the place with proper height not to let the camera touch the
ground when it drops.

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MAIN FUNCTIONS OF CAMERA
1. Link your smart phone/tablet to camera’s WiFi access point.
2. Support video and audio transmission.(Audio default is off)
3. Rechargeable battery can have run time up to 5 hours.
4. Send alert to phone/tablet when camera battery runs low.
5. Night vision range reaches 10 feet.
6. Water resistant feature.
7. Magnetic base for easy attachment.
8. Extendable antenna to bypass obstacle. (Extended antenna: ANT02 is not included)
9. Universal 1/4” mount hole to work with multiple accessories such as
J-hooks, extension pole (EP01), and Gopro racket.

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MAIN FUNCTIONS OF APP
1. Switch between STA(Station) Mode and AP(Access Point) Mode
STA mode: Camera can connect to Internet via router.
AP mode: Camera allows smart phone to be linked directly.
Camera factory default setting is AP mode.
1) Switch from AP mode to STA mode
If you have a wireless router where the camera is installed, you can connect your
camera to the WiFi network of this router, and then view the camera inside this
router’s network.
This can extend the wireless transmission distance of the camera, as long as your
smart phone connects to this network, you can see the video from your camera. If
your router is connected to the internet, you can view the camera on smart phone
anywhere you have internet access.
①Open APP “Swift Wifi Cam” and come to the “camera list” page, Tap icon of
the camera which you want to set. You will see a setting menu pop up, Tap on
“Router” on this pop up menu (FIG-10) . You will see a list of WiFI SSID nearby
(FIG-11):
FIG-10 FIG-11 FIG-12
②Choose the WiFi SSID of your wireless router, input the correct password, Tap
on “OK”, (FIG-12). Your camera will be rebooted and shift to STA mode. The WiFi
icon in bright blue will be displayed once camera connect to router:

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If wrong password is input, you camera will not be able to establish valid WiFi
connection with router and have to wait another 30 seconds to go back AP mode
and then you need setup camera again with correct password to function in STA
mode.
2) Switch from STA mode to AP mode.
1Press reset button at the back and hold on it for 5 seconds.
2After seeing that status LED become constant green color, please release
reset button.
3Wait about 20 seconds to finish booting process until seeing status LED
blinking slowly every one second, your camera is ready on AP mode and its WiFi
Access Point can be found by smart phone.
Front Status LED Behavior
LED Behavior
Meaning
Green LED on
Camera power is on and is in normal booting
process. After booting process is complete,
previous saved AP mode or STA mode will be
restored. The factory default setting is AP mode.
Green LED off
Camera is working in STA mode and has
successfully connected to a previously linked
router
Green LED fast
blinking with every
half second
Camera is in STA mode, but failed to connect to
previously linked router.(It might be caused by
router’s password change, router’s power off or
too far away from router)
Green LED slow
blinking with every
second
Camera is working in AP mode and can be linked
to smart phone / tablet DIRECTLY
Reset Button
Status LED
(Green)

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2. Turn On/Off IR LED and Guide Line
Tap on icon on the viewing camera page to turn on IR LED and guide line of
camera .
1) Guide line can be used as assistance for vehicle backup.(FIG-14)
FIG-13 FIG-14
2) Camera IR light can be turned on/off via smart phone /tablet (FIG13)
3. Video Parameter Setting
Tap on to set video parameter (FIG-15):
1) Mirror and flip function：
You can mirror camera image when you
sit in the cab and put your camera facing
to the back end of your car/truck/RV to get
video as normal direction). Video can also
be turned upside down by tapping
on ”Flip” button.
2) Image parameter setting:
You can adjust brightness, contrast,
saturation, sharpness of camera for
Comfortable viewing effect.
FIG-15

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4. Video and Image Control
1) Video quality setting: You can change the video quality by choose your prefer
quality level by tap icon :
Video Quality
iOS APP
Android APP
Smooth
Not available
Keep the video steam faster and
smoothly ( less delay)
Standard
VGA 640x480
VGA 640x480
2) Take photo: You can take a picture directly by taping on and save it in
local storage of smart phone.
3) Record Video: You can record videos directly by taping on and save it in
local storage of smart phone.
4) Audio function: You can open the camera voice by taping on
5) Zoom image: You can zoom to full screen of the image by taping and
you can back to normal display by changing the smart photo orientation from
horizontal to vertical. (Portrait orientation lock must be set to off in smart phone )
6) Video record playback and photo review:
You can playback the picture
and video that you have taken and
saved in local album of
smart phone .
1Go back the camera list interface.
Refer to FIG-16
2Tap on , and select the camera
which you want to see. Then you can find
the video or image files(FIG-16)
Note: Android APP icon is
3Tap the files you want to see.
Then you can see the video or photo.
4You can share these video/photo
to your friends on Facebook/Twitter
FIG-16
5. Camera Low Battery Alert
When camera battery runs low,
you will see alert icon
displaying on the screen, 30
minutes left before camera shut
down.

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ADVANCE FUNCTIONS OF APP
1. Push Notice: If the camera is connected to internet by router (STA mode), you
can setup push notice function, and get a warning message when the alarm is
triggered. Push notification function is setup as below:
1) Setup alarm trigger first: Enter the main menu of the camera list, tap icon,
then tap “Setting” icon (FIG-17), then enter camera setting menu (FIG-18).
FIG-17 FIG-18
①Select and tap “Alarm setting” to enter into alarm setting menu. (FIG-19)
②Set “Enable Arm” button to “ON “ to enable alarm capability such as motion
detection, camera missing etc..
FIG-19
FIG-20

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④Tap on “Set” to complete alarm settings
and back to the camera list. you can see the
alarm icon as following when alarm had been triggered.
③Set “ Enable Motion Detect” to “ON” and tap “Edit ”, you can set the motion
detect area which you want. (FIG-20)
⑤Attention: “Setup Arm Schedule” function is NOT enabled for SH04.
2) Tap on the APP Settings icon and set the “Receive push notice” to ON(FIG-21).
3) Make sure the notification setting in your smart phone is set Swift WiFi Cam
“Allow Notifications” to ON（FIG-22）
4) You will get a push notification as warning message when the alarm is triggered
(FIG-23), Tap “OK” , you can view the alarm picture on your phone.
FIG-21 FIG-22 FIG-23
2. Mail Settings: Alert can also be sent out via email
1) Enable Open Alarm Mail in the setting.
2) Enter advance setting and then tap Mail Settings to setup mail details (FIG-25).
FIG-24
FIG-25

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3) Fill in Sender and Receiver with corresponding email address, and then fill in
sender’s SMTP Sever, SMTP Use and SMTP Password, then tap on Set To finish
the setting process. (FIG26,FIG27,FIG28 )
3. User name and authorization setting:
You can set the multiple user accounts for the camera, different user have different
access right to control the camera. Alias of the camera could also be set here.
1) Enter the main menu of the camera list, Tap icon, then Tap “Setting” icon
(FIG-17), then enter camera setting menu.
2）Tap “ User Settings”, then you can set the user information(FIG-29).
3）Alias setting: Enter “Advanced” menu, select and Tap “Alias Setting”, you can
set camera alias.(FIG-30)
FIG-29 FIG-30
FIG-26
FIG-27
FIG-28

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SPECIFICATIONS
Item
Description
Specification/Parameter
Wireless
Working Mode
P2P/AP/STA
Transmission
standard/Protocol
IEEE 802.11B/G/N CSMA/CA ACK
Modulation Mode
OFDM/DBPSK/DQPSK/CCK
Transmission Distance
200 feet(open area site)
Receiving Sensitivity
-85dBm@11M
Transmission Power
17dBm (Max.)
Antenna
2dBi
Video
Imaging Sensor
1/6.5″CMOS
Total Pixels(Max)
648x488
Resolution
640x480/320x240
Compression Mode
MJPEG
Frame Rate
25bps/QVGA; 15bps/VGA
View Angle
60°
Minimum Illumination
2.0Lux/F2.0 & 0Lux (IR ON)
Power
Power Supply Input
5VDC/12VDC
Battery Type
Li- Battery 3.7V/1800mAH
Consumption Current
240mA (IR off)
Charge Time
Up to 5 hours (Power off)
Working Time
5hours(IR OFF)/3 hours(IR ON)
Night Vision
LED Quantity
IRLED 6pcs
IR LED Light Range
10 feet /60°
Others
Waterproof Level
IP65
Magnet base
9kg （Vertical）attaching strength
Weight
156g
Outline Dimension
28 x 90 x 28 mm(W × H × T)
Store temperature
-40°C~85°C / -40°F~185°F
Operation temperature
-10°C~50°C / 14°F~122°F
Operation humidity
0%～90%
1. Actual transmission range may vary according to weather, location and any
obstruction.
2. All the specifications are subject to change without prior notice.