UsoGood RS20 Wifi Trail Camera Instruction Manual

UsoGood RS20 Wifi Trail Camera

Packing list

Please unpack the camera carefully and check whether the following accessories are included in the box.

Introduction

This product is a multi-purpose camera that comes with built-in solar charging and supports Type-C charging, lithium battery/dry battery seamless intelligent switching, and can be used for outdoor hunting, animal monitoring, and home security.

Product structure

Understanding the structure of the camera will help you use this product more skillfully.

Preparation before use

Understanding the structure of the camera will help you use this product more skillfully.
Notice: It supports a maximum of 128GB SD card, which needs to use Class10 or higher reading and writing speed level. Please format the SD card to FAT32 format on the PC before first use, and then format it after inserting it into the camera.

1. If the camera’s built-in lithium battery is exhausted, please use the 5V 1A/2A Type-C adapter to charge. When using a Type-C charging camera, the red indicator light at the Type-C interface will light up. Charging takes about 4-8 hours. When the camera is fully charged, the red indicator light will disappear.
2. If it needs to be placed in the wild for a long time, it is recommended to install 4 sections of LR6 (AA) No. 5 alkaline as backup. Do not mix the old and new ones. Use AA alkaline batteries mixed.

Notice: Shooting will stop when the battery power is low.

Product operation and settings

Using the camera and settings menu

Using the camera

switch

Toggle switch to select working mode

The power switch is used to control the working status of the camera.

• OFF
  • The camera is completely turned off, only in this mode you can remove the memory card or replace the battery
• SETUP

1. 1. In this mode, the camera screen is on, and you can manually record videos or take photos, or you can view the recorded files or change the setting options according to your needs.

2. When the camera is in setup mode, the PIR (Passive Infrared) sensor is on. When they are triggered, the PIR lights flash. However, in this mode, the camera will not take pictures or record videos when the PIR sensor is triggered.

• ON

1. 1. When the camera switches from “SETUP” mode to “ON” mode, it will enter a low-power standby state, the screen display will be turned off, and button operations will be disabled.

2. The camera will only react to the PIR sensor. When the PIR sensor is triggered, the camera will turn on and take photos or record videos, then return to standby.
   Notice: Before a camera can be set up for surveillance purposes, it must be set up for that purpose. A setup mode is provided for this purpose. In this mode, in addition to changing settings.

Menu Settings

Short press the[ ]key to enter the system menu setting mode. The setting items are described as follows:

25M, 30M, 48M. The system default is 30M
Continuous shooting| The number of photos taken can be set to 1, 2 or 3. The system defaults to 1. When set to 3 pictures, three photos will be taken continuously.
Recording mode| Recording video specification settings
Video resolution| Can be set to 4K, 2K, 1080FHD, 720P. The system default is 1080FHD
Video length| In the automatic PIR sensor shooting mode, the recording time length can be set from 10s to 3 minutes, the system default is 10S.

1.    In night automatic (ON) mode, the system automatically records according to the set recording length. Recording will be stopped early when the battery is low.

2.    To extend battery life, please set a shorter recording duration.

3.    When the battery power is low, the camera recording time may be lower than the set value. In this case, please Replace the battery when necessary.

video sound| Default: on

When set to “Off”, surrounding sounds cannot be recorded when recording video.

Recording volume| Recording volume adjustment options: low, medium, high, default: medium
Mode setting| Photo + video (photo first, then video composite mode)
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Shot interval| In the automatic PIR sensor shooting mode, set the shooting interval. During the interval, the product will no longer work. Users can set it from 5 seconds to 30 minutes as needed. The system default is 5 seconds.
time-lapse shooting| Timing photography settings can be used for long-term observation and recording of fixed scenes. Valid in PIR auto-sensing shooting mode (ON).

Note: In this mode, the PIR auto-sensing function is

disabled.

timer| In the automatic PIR sensor detection shooting mode, the product can be set to work within a predetermined time period and sleep during other time periods.
date/time| System time setting needs to be reset after a long power

outage.

time watermark| Watermark function on videos or photos.
format| The machine will format the micro SD card inside the

machine and the files in the card will be deleted.

reset| Restore factory settings to restore all settings of the machine to factory settings.
screen protector| This setting selects the time to automatically turn off the display if there is no operation.
Automatic shut-down| This setting is for the preview test (SETUP) mode. When the product is inactive for a certain period of time, the machine will automatically shut down.
economic model| Used to set the brightness of the infrared fill light. Customers can set the machine according to their needs.
beep| When set to “Off”, there will be no beep when performing “power on/off”, “photography”, and other “key press” operations.
PIR sensitivity| PIR sensitivity allows manual adjustment of detection sensitivity: three levels: low, medium and high.
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Loop video| When the loop shooting function is turned on and the storage is full, the latest shooting file will overwrite the earliest shooting file.
Password setup| It can prevent others from entering the system menu to

modify the product’s system parameters.

Note: If you forget your password, you can use this

password to unlock it: OPEN.

Serial number

settings

| You can set a 4-digit machine number.
language family| Used to set the language type of the product.
Version| View system software version information.

Automatic induction

Product debugging and installation

The shooting range of this product is within a 60-degree fan-shaped area directly in front of the camera. The optimal imaging distance is 3-10 meters directly in front of the camera.
In order to achieve the predetermined detection and shooting effect, please debug and install as follows:

1. Please fix the product to a suitable position. The installation height is similar to the height of the animal being detected. The recommended installation height is It is placed horizontally at 1 meter or tilted downward at 4 degrees at 2 meters.
2. Walk sideways in front of the PIR sensing window of the product. When the red indicator light flashes once, it means that the PIR has been sensed. function, the area you are in at this time is the effective detection area. Repeated testing can determine the effective detection area of the PIR.

Notice:
Walk vertically in front of the PIR sensing window. If the PIR cannot sense correctly, please walk horizontally.
The product defaults to automatically shut down after 3 minutes of no operation. Please restart the system to continue.

Enter auto-sensing shooting mode

When the switch is pulled to the “ON” position, the product will enter the automatic PIR sensor shooting mode. At this time, the red LED The light will flash for 5 seconds, indicating that the machine is about to enter the automatic PIR sensor shooting mode.
At this time, you can close the battery compartment and leave the test site. The product will work automatically:

• A. When an animal enters the main PIR sensing area, the camera will quickly start and take pictures. After the shooting is completed, the camera Will enter sleep state.
• B. After each shooting, the camera will enter the automatic detection mode again after 30 seconds. When an animal is detected, When there is activity in the corresponding area, the machine will automatically turn on and take pictures or videos, and this cycle will continue.

Notice:

1. Daytime shooting mode: The infrared light will not light up, and you can take color photos and videos.
2. Night shooting mode: The infrared light provides the lighting required for the product to work at night or in low light conditions. The photos and videos taken are black and white.
3. The default interval of the product is 5 seconds, and users can set it by themselves from 5 to 30 seconds or from 1 minute to 30 minutes.
4. Before entering the automatic PIR sensor shooting mode, please set the working mode and related parameters in the SETUP mode.
5. When entering the automatic PIR sensor shooting mode, you can wake up the product by turning the toggle switch to SETUP mode to check the battery power and memory status.
6. When the battery power is low, the brightness of the IR light will be automatically reduced when shooting at night. The shooting effect will be slightly reduced.
7. When the lithium battery power is low, the camera will automatically switch to the backup AA alkaline battery to continue working. When the AA alkaline battery power is lower than one bar, the camera will stop or reduce night shooting. When the battery is exhausted Shooting will stop. When the lithium battery is charged by solar energy and the power recovers, the camera will continue to work!
8. When the product works abnormally, please try to press the “R” reset button to restart the camera, or perform a factory reset to restore relevant system parameters.
9. When the product works abnormally, please format the micro SD card.

Connect to PC

Connect the product to the computer through the Type-C cable. The “Mass Storage” prompt will be displayed on the display, indicating that the connection to the PC is successful. At this time, the micro SD card in the machine can be read, copied, deleted, etc.

Battery power

You can check the lithium battery power and the AA alkaline battery loading status in the lower left corner of the display. The machine gives priority to using lithium batteries for power supply. When the lithium battery power is low, the camera will automatically switch to the backup AA alkaline battery to continue working. When the 5 When the power of the alkaline battery drops below one level, the camera will stop or reduce shooting at night. When the power is exhausted, it will stop shooting. When the lithium battery is charged by solar energy and the power recovers, the camera will continue to work!

Notice:
Due to differences in the performance of AA alkaline batteries of different brands, the actual power display will vary.

Troubleshooting

System problems

“SD card error” displayed?

Please format the SD card on your computer before formatting it and inserting it into the camera (SD card class 10 or higher, maximum 128GB)

Is the playback stuck?

Check whether the memory card is an expanded memory card (virtual standard memory card)

Does the machine shut down automatically?

Please check whether the lithium/AA alkaline battery is exhausted. The battery prompt on the display shows that the battery is less than one bar.

Please set the camera system menu: “Auto power off” to OFF.

The camera does not work after working for a period of time\The camera works during the day, but does not work at night\It does not record at night\The recording time becomes shorter?

When the lithium battery is exhausted, please recharge it; or replace the AA alkaline battery. Do not mix old and new AA alkaline batteries.

Check if the micro SD memory card is full.

The machine doesn’t take pictures or videos?

Please check whether the lithium battery/AA alkaline battery still has power. Have you installed the micro SD card?

Short battery life/camera draining power quickly?

Please set the camera system menu: set the “shooting interval” to more than 30 seconds, and set the “recording duration” to within 10 seconds.

Battery power consumption is related to the frequency and quantity of shooting. A fully charged lithium battery can take about 8,000-12,000 photos or up to 6 months.

shooting interval？

The smaller the value, the higher the shooting frequency, the shorter the battery life, and the faster the memory consumption. suitable.

Used for short-term detection or detailed detection. The larger this value is, the shooting frequency is relatively low, the battery life is extended, and the memory consumption is slower. suitableFor long-term detection.

Sensor not working?

Check whether timed shooting has been enabled and sensitivity settings.

The sensor trigger response time is delayed by about 0.4 seconds.

Card error\video playback lag\video not playing smoothly on the computer? Please use the camera system menu “Format” to format the micro SD card. Please confirm whether the speed of the micro SD card used reaches CLASS6.

Please try to change a micro SD card, please try to change a computer to play. Please copy the file to your computer’s hard drive before playing it.

Does the camera only work during a certain period of time? Please reset the system settings: turn off the scheduled mode.
PIR sensor is not sensitive\too sensitive? Please remove the lens protective film. Please set the PIR sensitivity.

Please clear leaves and other shaking objects within 1-2 meters in front of

the camera.

Does the camera automatically shut down in “ON” mode?

This is a normal phenomenon, please set parameters in SETUP mode.

Image effects

Long-distance shooting at night is not good?

When the battery is low, the brightness of the IR light for long-distance night shooting will decrease, affecting the quality of photos or videos. (Please recharge or replace with new batteries.)

Is the image overexposed or too bright when shooting at night? Install the camera 5 meters away from the subject.
Image blurry or out of focus?

Please check whether the camera lens is dirty.

Please remove the lens protective film.

Are night images black and white?

This is a normal phenomenon. The camera automatically switches between day and night mode according to the brightness of the environment. Color during the day, black and white at night.

No animals in the photos taken?

Please install the camera at a horizontal height of 1 meter.

Please install the camera at a height of 2 meters horizontally and tilt it

downward about 5 degrees.

There is a delay of about 0.4 seconds in the shooting trigger.

LVideo playback is silent\distorted\husky\low?

Please set the camera system menu: “Recording Volume” to ON.

Please check whether the recording hole is blocked.

other problems

Forgot your product password?

Please use backup password to unlock: OPEN.

Unable to upload\download files\removable disk not found on computer? Please check whether the Type-C data cable is damaged and whether the connection is correct.

Check whether the micro SD card is damaged, please try to replace it with a different computer.

Please remove all batteries, wait 3 minutes and then reinstall them in the

camera.

Has water entered the product?

Please remove all batteries and let the product air dry for more than 24

hours before trying to use it again.

Please have it repaired by your local dealer.

Solar power not charging?

The surface of the solar panel is covered with dust. Please clean the surface

of the solar panel regularly.

The charging temperature of solar panels is 0℃- +50℃. The charging capacity of solar panels is related to the intensity of sunlight, exposure time and ambient temperature.

SD card error” displayed?

Please format the micro SD card on the computer first, and then format it and insert it into the camera (SD card class 10 or higher, maximum 128GB).

Is the playback stuck?

Check whether the memory card is an expanded memory card (virtual label memory card)

Product maintenance

• Please pay attention to keeping the lens lens clean. If it is dirty, please use glasses cloth and alcohol to clean it.
• Please pay attention to keep the PIR sensor window clean. If it is dirty, please use glasses cloth and alcohol to clean it.
• In order to maintain good dustproof and waterproof performance, please keep the battery compartment sealing ring clean.
• Do not touch the LCD, lens lens, PIR sensor window, and IR light lens with your hands or sharp objects.
• When the product battery is low, please remove the battery in time to prevent battery electrolyte leakage and damage to the product.
• When the product is not used for a long time for more than 6 months, the AA alkaline battery should be removed in advance.
• When the product is not used for a long time, it is recommended to recharge the lithium battery every three months.

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