Brinno TLC200 Time Lapse manual

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    ww w .brinno.c om HD Video C amer a TimeLapse TL C 200 User Manu al[...]

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    Brinno TimeLapse Camera TL C200 Length of batt er y usage 1 Second 5 Seconds 10 Seconds 20 Seconds 30 Seconds 1 Minute 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 1 Hour 4 Hours 24 Hours 310000 300000 260000 210000 180000 120000 35000 18000 3200 850 137 3.6 Days 17 Days 30 Days 48 Days 62 Days 83 Days Around 120 Days Time Interval Capture F rames Battery Life[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing a Brinno TimeLapse C amera! The Brinno TimeLapse Camera ( TL C 200) uses unique Time Lapse and P ower Saving technologies to captur e images for days, weeks , or even months. Y ou can use it to recor d your Daily Life, Pr ojec ts, anything that mo ves, you can recor d. T he Brinno TimeLapse Camera TLC200 captur es photos an[...]

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    SD AA AA AA AA Fro nt Back Pack age Contents Parts of the Camera 1 1 6 11 2 2 7 12 8 13 9 10 3 3 4 5 TimeLapseCam (TLC200) SD Card Co ver Strap Eyelet Po wer Switch 4 AA Batteries Connector for Extension Accessories (For Shutter Line , Motion sensor) L CD Screen LED Indicator MENU ( ) Button T ripod Screw Hole TIME ( ) Button OK/ ST ART Button SD c[...]

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    Set Up screen At Set Up screen At Pr eview screen Status icon BA T TERY EMPTY FULL ERROR NO CARD Pre view screen Display Icons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Capture mode Normal: Time Lapse mode Shutter: Shutter Line mode Motion: Motion Activated mode Time interval Select the pre -set time interval or customize yourself . System date and time Battery level V[...]

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    1 2 1 2 3 Open battery door . Inser t 4 AA batteries. Close battery door . Be sure the battery cover is locked in to place. Initial Step-1 Install Batteries and SD Card About Pow er S aving 1 2 3 4 Brinno TimeLapse Camera TL C200 At Set Up Screen After 10 seconds without activity on the set up screen, the camera will go to Preview scr een automatic[...]

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    Rotate the Powe r switch to ON position. Proc ess screen It may display other information on scr een, please refer to page 3. Set Up screen Now , you can set Date and Time and Time Int er val before you use your TimeLapse Camera! 1 2 3 1 2 3 Open SD card cov er. Inser t SD card until it clicks into plac e. Close SD card cov er. Initial Step-2 Initi[...]

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    TIME 10 Min OK Press MENU ( ) and TIME ( ) t o selec t a pre-set time inter val or customize it by yourself . When complete, press the OK Button t o conrm and return to the Set up screen. Press TIME butt on to enter time interval set up. Now you are back t o the S et up screen Now , you are ready to go to Preview screen and start recording your [...]

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    Recording! T urn o LCD OK Adjust lens angle to frame subject. T urn on TL C200, set time interval and press OK to Pre view Screen . At Pr eview screen, press OK button to start recording, during r ecording period the L CD panel will turn o to save power . 2 1 3 1 3 2 Star t Recording Stop Recor ding LED Indicator Set up screen Preview screen [...]

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    Select Output Resolution . Select Set Date & T ime . There are two options y ou can selec t: 1280x720 , 640x480 . Y ou can change video resolution with this setting. Set the correct date and time for your camera. 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 Adv anced Menu Setting Output Resolution Set Date and Time MENU MENU Resolution Resolution Output Resolution Set Date[...]

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    Select A VI Frame Rate . Select Low Light Recording . What frame rate should I use? Generally , 10 FPS is better for Time Lapse video. 1 FPS : the video plays 1 frame per second , so the video will look not smooth, and the video length will be longer . 30 FPS : the video plays 30 frames per second , so the video will look smooth, and the video leng[...]

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    ON OFF ON OFF OK OK Select Time Stamp . Select LED Display . Select ON or OFF . ON: When the camera is capturing a frame, the LED indicator will ash once. OFF: During capture period the LED indicator will not ash . Y ou can choose if you want to show the time stamp at bottom of your video . Y ou can choose if the LED indicator will ash whi[...]

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    None 50 Hz 60Hz 1.00.0 OK OK Select Band Filter . Select Firmwar e Version . None : F or outdoor environment. 50 Hz : USA 60 Hz : Europe Select the correct uorescent lighting frequency to match your indoor lighting frequency . Display the current rmwar e version of camera. 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 Band Filter Firmw are V ersion MENU MENU Band Filter F[...]

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    12 Brinno TimeLapse Camera TL C200 NO YES OK Select Reset . Select YE S and press the OK button to reset your camera. Default Settings: Y ou can reset your camera back to the default setting. 1 2 Reset to Default Settings MENU Reset RESET OK Function Setting Time Interval 2 Seconds 1280x720 10 FPS ON ON ON None Output Resolution A VI Frame Rate Low[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing a Brinno TimeLapse C amera! If you have an y questions or problems setting up your Brinno TimeLapse Camera please c ontac t the sales sta where you purchased our product or email us at Brinno Incorporated directly customerservice@brinno.com Please Visit our website ww w .brinno.com Specications Pack age Contents * SD [...]

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    7F , No. 75, Zhou Zi St., Taipei City 11493, T aiwan Phone: + 886-2-8751-0306 F ax: + 886-2-8751-0549 Email: customerservice@brinno.com ww w .brinno .com 301-0014-00 EN-A8[...]