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. SG550 User’s Manual www.HCOoutdoors.com Thank you for choosing HCO digital scouting cameras. To experience the best results of these cameras, please read this user’s manual carefully before you use the camera and keep it as a handy reference. Phone: 1-803-223-9710 Fax: 1-803-334-4505 Email: [email protected].
Content General Information. 1 1.1 Features.1 1.2 Application. 1 1.3 Standard Components.1 1.4 Memory.3 Quick Start.4 2.1 Loading Batteries. 4 2.2 Connecting External Power.5 2.3 Inserting SD-card.
5 2.4 Power On and Entering Test 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. General Information 1.1 Features The ScoutGuard SG550/SG530 digital scouting cameras are automatic working surveillance devices. The cameras 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. 1-General Information SG550/SG530 Figure 1: Front view of the camera Figure 2: Buttons on the remote control and icons on the screen Page 2. 1-General Information SG550/SG530 camera Figure 3: Connecting with remote control 1.4 Memory The camera uses a SD card to save images (in.jpg format) and videos (in.avi format). Before inserting the SD card into the card, please make sure that the write-protect on the card is disabled so that it is writable. 2-Quick Start SG550/SG530 Quick Start If you are not familiar with the operation of this camera, the following instructions will help you get a quick overview.
Before doing any operation, please make sure you have loaded batteries and plugged the SD card correctly. If the SD card is not inserted correctly or its write-protect is enabled, the device will give you a long beep and turn off automatically. 2-Quick Start SG550/SG530 cover 4. Close the battery cover and lock it.
The battery cover is designed to prevent wrong polarity installation of the batteries The following batteries can be used:. High-density alkaline batteries. Rechargeable alkaline batteries with 1.5 V output.
2-Quick Start SG550/SG530 2.5 Entering Live Mode After turning on the camera (Power switch at the ON position) while the remote control is not connected, the camera will enter the Live mode. The indicator LED (red) will blink for about 10 s. 2-Quick Start SG550/SG530 2.8 Reviewing Picture or Video There are two ways to review captured picture or video:. TV monitor (or a SD-card viewer with a TV-in jack) Connect the camera to a TV monitor with the supplied cable. Then enter the TEST mode.
The last picture will be shown on the TV monitor after pressing the OK key. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 Advanced Settings After you are familiar with the basic operations of the camera, you are now ready for advanced operations. The advanced operations in this section are very similar to the basic operations, only the options and parameters of the camera are explained in more details. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 Figure 5: Setting Camera Mode 3.1.2 Formatting SD Card The system will delete all files stored in the SD card after formatting. You should make sure that you have made a backup of important data. 1 In MENU, press the UP or DOWN key until the system enters into the format menu, as shown in Fig. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 Figure 6: Formatting SD card 3.1.3 Image Resolution This parameter has two optional values: 5 mega pixels (5M Pixel or 5MP) and 3 mega pixels (3M Pixel or 3MP).
The default value is 3 mega pixels. 1 In MENU, Press the UP or DOWN key until the parameter “Image Size” appears, as shown in Fig. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 2 Press the RIGHT key, the value of this parameter will be changed between “640x480” and “320x240”, as shown in Fig. 8(b) and 8(2).
3 Press the OK key to save or press the MENU key to cancel and exit. After pressing the OK key, the selected value will no longer be highlighted, as shown in Fig. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 and 9(7). 8 Press the UP or DOWN key to the desired hour, as shown in Fig. 9(h) and 9(8).
9 Press the RIGHT key to set the minute. The minute will be highlighted, as shown in Fig. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 (10) (11) (12) Figure 9: Setting date and time 3.1.6 Shooting Mode (1, 2, 3 Photos) You can let the camera take 1, 2 or 3 Photos after each trigger by setting the shooting mode. This setting is effective only in the “camera” mode (refer to 3.1.1) when the camera is in the LIVE mode.
3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 3 Press the OK key to save or press the MENU key to cancel and exit. After pressing the OK key, the selected value will no longer be highlighted, as shown in Fig. 10(c) and 10(3). 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 (b) (c) Figure 11: Setting video length 3.1.8 Trigger Interval Time Between Two Triggering The trigger interval time means how long the PIR will be disabled after each trigger. When a trigger occurred, the triggering object, e.g., an animal might stay or move within the scope for a long time. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 Figure 12: Setting trigger interval time 3.1.9 PIR Sensitivity The PIR sensitivity has three degrees: High, Normal and Low. The default value is Normal.
High means that the camera is easily to be triggered by motion, taking more pictures or recording more videos. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 parameter only two values: On and Off. The default value is On. 1 Press the UP or DOWN key until “Time Stamp” appears, as shown in Fig. 14(a) and 14(1). 2 Press the RIGHT key to change the value to the desired value, as shown in Fig. 14(b) and 14(2).
3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 15(6). 7 Press the RIGHT key to set the hour of the Stop time. The hour of the Stop time will be highlighted, as shown in Fig. 15(g) and 15(7). 8 Press the UP or DOWN key until the desired hour of the Stop time appears, as shown in Fig. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 (10) (11) Figure 15: Setting timer 3.1.12 Restoring Default Settings The camera can be restored to factory default setting by the following steps: 1 In MENU, press the UP or DOWN key until Default Set appears, as shown in Fig.
16(a) and 16(1). 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 Figure 16: Reset to the default settings 3.2 Playback and Editing There are two ways to playback or edit picture or video:.
Computer You can take the SD card out of the camera and use a card reader to view or edit the picture and video. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 be highlighted.
Press the OK key to delete or press the MENU key to cancel and exit. 3.3 Live Monitor In the TEST mode, you can do all the settings, such as camera mode and trigger interval time.
After you switch to the Live mode, the camera starts monitor automatically. 3-Advanced Setting SG550/SG530 3.7 Installing Driver for the SD Card If your computer can not recognize the USB port of the camera (e.g. Your system is Windows 98), please visit our website at www.huntingcamonline.com to download appropriate driver or ask the driver disc from your local distributor or service provider. 4-Mounting Camera SG550/SG530 Mounting Camera There are various ways to mount the camera. The camera is equipped with strap holes for strap mounting and cable slot for steel cable lock. To get the optimal picture quality, the camera should be mounted 16 Ft - 20 Ft away and 5 Ft - 6-1/2 Ft high from the desired monitor area. 5-Technical Specifications SG550/SG530 Technical Specifications 5MP(SG550) Color CMOS sensor Image Sensor 3MP(SG530) Color CMOS sensor 2560x1920(SG550) Maximum Resolution 2048x1536(SG530) F=3.1mm Lens FOV(Field of View)=40° Auto IR-Cut-Remove (Night) IR-Flash 40Ft Remote Control 1.7' LCD Display Internal Memory External Memory SD-card from 8MB to 2GB.
Include with your camera the RMA form and a copy of your dated cash register receipt or other proof of purchase. If you have any questions regarding the warranty of HCO digital hunting cameras, please send us an email at [email protected].
HCO Scoutguard SG560C Review - White LED camera traps are used mainly when color night videos are required. The SG560 does a good job in this regard, but is relatively slow and takes marginal nighttime photos. If pictures are desired, we recommend a camera with an incandescent flash like the HCO SG565. Model # SG560c Pros. Good day & night photos. Detection zone covers a huge area. Excellent case design & easy programming Cons.
Slow trigger speed. Blurry night photos on movement Trailcampro Analysis The Scoutguard SG560c (also known as the SG860c) is the second white LED camera trap to come to market (Reconyx HC550 is the first). White LEDs are the alternative to Incandescent flash cameras. HCO also makes the leading Incandescent flash camera, the HCO Scoutguard SG565. What are the benefits of white LED over Incandescent flash?
Well, for one there is no sound in a white LED flash while incandescent cameras have the typical 'pop' or 'snap' when a night photo is taken. Does this make a difference?
Incandescent and White LEDs both produce a very bright and obtrusive light. If an animal isn't scared from that it's doubtful a little sound will bother them either. Picture Quality: Photo resolution: 8 or 5 mpxl Video Resolution: 640x 480 audio Flash Type: White LED Picture quality is easily the best part of this camera. The day photos are outstanding in every way. The color produced for day photos is vivid and sharp.
The clarity is excellent even though you will occasionally get a slightly blurred day photo with heavy motion. Night pictures are extremely sharp and have great color when there is no movement. However, just like all the other white LED cameras, there is blur on objects with movement. The flash range is about 40 ft. powr-image-slider label='2906790' The SG560C is one of only a few cameras which takes color night videos. Videos seem to be really good whether day or night.
You can check out all our videos below. Battery Life: Resting Power (on): 1.14 mW Daytime Power Consumption: 4.86 Ws Nighttime Power Consumption: 8.45 Ws Battery life for the SG560c is pretty good. Low resting current and moderate current draws both during the day and night give this a good overall rating. As you can see from the video on the right, the camera draws current for roughly 8 seconds while it stores the photo. This accounts for the majority of the power consumption. It is always difficult to estimate real-time battery life, but with the above data, you can estimate a 2-3 month battery cycle for the Scoutguard SG560c. There is nothing shabby about that.
Lithium's, NiMH, and alkaline batteries will all work in the SG560c. Lithium batteries will give you the longest battery life and also produce slightly brighter night photos than alkaline batteries. Detection Circuit: Picture Trigger & Recovery Speed: 1.2 s. / 9 s. Video Trigger & Recovery Speed: 2.27 s.
/ 4.8 s. Detection Range: 80 ft. The trigger speed and the recovery time are pretty slow. Whether you are using pictures or videos this camera isn't a speed freak.
Both could improve greatly. The highlight of the detection circuit is an excellent detection zone.
The zone is wide and has a maximum range of 80 ft. This is impressive and allows the camera to cover a huge area making it ideal for open fields and food plots. Quality of Design: Dimensions: 5' x 4' x 2.5' Battery Type: 8 AA Batteries External Battery Jack: 6 Volt The case design on the SG560c is high quality all the way around. The case is made of strong plastic and the programming buttons have a very positive 'click'.
The battery compartment hugs the batteries snugly. The only real complaint is the lack of a built-in python cable insert. Programming the camera takes seconds and is easy using the large 2' viewing screen which also doubles as a picture viewer. The SG560c has time lapse capabilities, but can't capture photos any quicker than every 5 minutes. The shooting information display is very hard to read in the field and it does not incorporate the date or time (it does imprint the date/time on the pictures, though) as the manual states it should have. Here is a look at many of the popular setting options:.
1-3 multi-shot. 5 s. Video clips. Time Lapse: 10 s. Photo Stamp: Time and date. Picture + Video Mode: No. Start/Stop Time: No.
Password Protection: No. SD Card Overwrite: No. PIR Settings: Yes High, Low or Off. Flash Settings: No Durability has not been an issue. HCO cameras in general, have good durability and minimal problems. HCO SG560C Reviews Conclusion: If you are looking for a white LED trail camera, the SG560C is at or near the top of the list.
The night pictures are going to be blurry, but really, if you buy a white LED camera you should be running it in video mode and not picture mode. As color night videos are what this camera is all about.
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Trailcampro's 2 Year Warranty If the trail camera you purchase from us goes defective within two years of your purchase, we will quickly replace it. We strive to make the warranty process as quick and easy as possible. Simply fill out our. Trailcampro's 90 Day Return Policy We believe you have the right to return any game camera that does not meet your expectations within 90 days. Our return policy lets you field test products, at no risk to you!. Buyer's remorse?Return the camera to us for a full refund (minus shipping). Purchased the wrong camera?We will ship you the right camera. Something wrong with the camera you received?We will replace it at no cost to you.
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$14.95 - There is no downside to using lithium batteries. Long battery life, extreme durability and better night pictures. You will be happy you did. $31.95 - Use this to protect your new camera from bears and thieves.
It provides much-needed peace of mind when leaving your camera out in nature. $19.95 - Use this with the security case. The SG560C does not have brackets on the back for the python so you will need the case as well. Start at $9.95 - SD cards store your pictures and videos for easy removal. We give you a free SD card with the SG560, but most people use a second card. If you have two cards, you can swap them out when you retrieve the pictures.