Product Description
The ScoutGuard SG550 digital scouting cameras are automatic working surveillance devices. The digital trail cam can be trigged 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, even in the total darkness thanks to the build-in infrared LED flash. High quality pictures (up to 5 mega pixels) or video clips are taken consequently upon the triggering. Comparing with other similar cameras on the market.
SG550 feature: • Real 5/3 Mega Pixels CMOS sensor, NO interpolation, high quality picture. • Auto LED IR-Cut-Remove. • Compact size, well designed digital scouting camera (5-1/2x3-1/4x2 inches). • Ultra low stand-by power consumption (< 0.2 Ah/month), extreme durable and convenient with AA batteries (> 80 days). • Quick trigger time (< 1.3 s). • Lockable with mounting strap, nail/screw and cable lock. • Innovative remote control, easy to operate. • Suitable for both hunting and security use.
Application • Game camera, for hunting and animal observation. • Motion-triggered security camera, for home, office and community. • All other indoor and outdoor surveillance where invasion evidence needed.
Standard Components The camera has the following ports/jacks: USB port, SD card slot, TV out jack, external DC power input jack and remote control jack.
The remote control is an input device of the camera and is primarily used for setting. There are five keys: UP, DOWN, RIGHT, MENU (in place of LEFT) and OK. • MENU key: enter and exit menu • UP key: up/video mode • DOWN key: down/camera mode • RIGHT key: shutter • OK key: playback mode
Important Tips • The working voltage of the camera is 6 V. You can either use 4 or 8 AA batteries, or use an external 6 V DC power supply (inside + and outside -). • Please load the batteries according to the indicated polarity on the cover of the battery cabinet • Please disable the write-protect on the card before inserting SD card. • The camera has no internal memory for images or videos. Please insert a SD card before testing the camera. Otherwise, the camera will not save images and videos. If no SD-card is inserted or the write-protect of the card is not disabled, the camera will shut down automatically after a long beep. • It is recommended to format the SD-card by the camera when used for the first time. • Do not insert or take out the SD-card when the power switch is at the ON position. • Please set the TV in the AV IN mode when connecting a TV • The camera will be in the USB mode when connected to a USB port of computer. In this case the SD card functions as a removable disk no matter the power switch of the device is ON or OFF. • When the remote control is connected to the camera, turning the power ON will force the camera into the test mode. Otherwise the camera enters the live mode automatically. • In the test mode, the camera will shut down automatically after 3.5 minutes if no key is pressed. Please turn on the power again if you want to continue to work with the remote control • Please be sure that no power interruption occurs during firmware upgrade. Otherwise the upgrade process may be interrupted or finished incorrectly. This may cause the camera to stop functioning properly.