iZEEKER IG400 Trail Camera User Manual

iZEEKER IG400 Trail Camera

IMPORTANT NOTE

Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing a iZEEKER Trail Camera. We appreciate your business and will do everything in our power to earn your trust. Please refer to the instructions in this manual for operation and best use of the camera.
If your iZEEKER Trail Camera does not seem to be functioning properly or if you are having photo/video quality issues, please feel free to email us, we will respond quickly and professionally to solve whatever issue you may have.
We also welcome and value all feedback and suggestions on our camera. Your objective feedback and frank opinions are the driving force behind our innovation. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with complaints or suggestions, as they allow us to continue to grow and adapt with the ever- changing market.
We are deeply aware that quality service never ends, and will spare no effort to improve on our product quality and customer service experience now and forever. Thank you, once again, for choosing iZEEKER and we look forward to being your camera partner now and in the future.

iZEEKER Trail Camera Service email: support.gc@izeeker.co
Sincerely,iZEEKER
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IN THE BOX

COMPONENTS

Inside View

1. CD Waterproof Ring
2. PIR Light Indicator
3. Light Sensor
4. Infrared LEDs
5. Menu Button
6. Up Button
7. Down Button
8. Ok Button
9. SD Card Slot
10.  Mode Button
11. (OFF/ON)
12. Mode Switch
13. External Power Input Port
14. Mini USB Port
15.  l / 4 Tri pod Th read
16. LCD Screen
17. Speaker/Microphone
18. External Power Cover Plug

BUTTON INSTRUCTION

Note: Shift the “Mode Switch” to choose working status

SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS

After you place the mode switch to ON position, the camera screen goes into “Preview mode”. The default setting is “photo mode”. The camera can be switched to Video mode by pressing MODE button once. The screen displays the following icons.

GETTING STARTED

1. Power Supply
   Battery Powered

Note:

• 4 AA batteries are sufficient for powering the camera. 8 AA batteries will lengthen the battery life considerably.
• Recommend high-quality AA Alkaline batteries for better camera performance. Eg: Energizer™ batteries. (Disposal alkaline batteries and rechargeable batteries are both available)
• Do not mix new and old batteries.
• Do not mix different brands batteries.
• When the battery power is lower than 30%, the camera will stop or reduce night shooting, and will stop shooting when the power is exhausted.

External Power Supply (Optional)
The camera can be powered by an external DC power supply adapter (Not included). DC adapter: 6V/2A (3.5 mm external and 1.35 mm internal diameter)

Note: Please do not remove the internal batteries when using an external power source. After adjusting the settings in ON mode, you need to close the camera case and plug in the external power cable. The camera will be automatically switched to be powered by the external power supply.

Insert and format the SD Card

Note:

• Insert a Class 7 o or higher class SD card up to 128GB (U3 recommend).
• Insert or remove the SD card when the camera is in “OFF” mode.
• If you insert or remove the SD card in ON mode, the camera will shut itself down.
• Format the new SD card before using the camera.
• If camera displays “Card protected”. remove the memory card and change the card Lock position.

Use the Camera

Turn on the camera

Please switch to ON mode, the camera turns on and the screen lights up, which indicates that the camera is on. Camera parameters can be set at this time (see bullet point 4 “Setting Menu”). If you are unfamiliar with the camera, the default settings are recommended.

Preview mode

When the mode switch is in ON position, the camera can be switched to “Preview mode”. There are 3 modes in “Preview mode”. They are “Photo mode’; “Video mode” and “Playback mode”.
The default setting is “Photo mode”. Press [ MODE ) button once, the camera goes into “Video mode”. Press [ MODE ) button twice, the camera goes into “Playback mode”.
The corresponding icon is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen.” ” represents “Photo mode” ” represents “Video mode” ” •” represents “Playback mode”.

Note:

• The (MODE) button in the “ON” position can only change the preview mode, not the camera’s working mode.
• If you want to change the working mode of the camera, you must operate in the setting menu.

Test shot before use

To ensure that the camera works properly, please take a test shot before use.

• Push the mode switch to the “ON” position, press (OK) to take a photo;
• Press (MODE) once to enter the video mode, press (OK) to shoot a video;
• Press (MODE) twice to enter playback mode, review the video and photos taken, and check whether the camera is working properly.

Automatic shooting
Set the camera parameters, install it in the shooting area, and adjust the direction and position so that the lens is aligned with the shooting range.
Push the mode switch to the “ON” position. After the camera is turned on, if there is no operation, it will automatically have a delay time (305/1 MIN/3MIN) according to the setting.
The red PIR light indicator will flash, and then the screen will display a 15-second countdown.
After 15 seconds, the screen turns off, and the camera enters the working mode. At this time, the camera automatically monitors and captures moving animals or people.

Turnoff the camera
When the camera is turned off, push the mode switch from “ON” to “OFF”. the camera will turn off. After shutting down, wait about 3 seconds before turning it on again.

Setting Menu

Switch to ON mode, Press [MENU] button to get into the setting menu.

• Monitor Delay: 30S/1 MIN/3MIN. Default: 30S
  Select the delay time when the camera enters the automatic shooting mode. In ON mode, the camera will automatically go into the automatic shooting mode after the set delay time if you do not make any operations.

• Mode: Photo, Video, Photo+Video. Default: Photo
  Select whether photos or videos should be taken when motion is detected. When in the “Photo+Video” mode, the camera first takes a set number of photos prior to recording a video.

• Photo Resolution: 3MP/5MP/7MP/8MP/1 OMP/12MP/16MP/20MP/24M/30M/48M. Default: SMP Set the size of the pictures taken .
  .A Note: Higher resolution produces better quality images, but creates larger files that take up more of the SD card capacity.

• Photo Series: 7-3 Photos. Default: 7 photo
  Set the number of pictures taken in Photo mode.

• Video Resolution: 4K/2.7K/1080P(30FPS)/720P(30FPS)/VGA. Default: 4K
  Set the size of the videos taken .
  Note: Video recording will consume significantly more power than photo, especially at night with IR LED on. Please set a shorter video length to ensure battery life. The power consumption of 7 O seconds video of recording is the same as 150 photos.

• Cycle Storage: Off/On. Default: Off
  If you turn on this function, the camera automatically overwrites the first file and stores the latest captured file. when your memory card is full.

• PIR Interval: 2s-60mins. Default: 30s
  Set a lag time between one picture and the next, one video and the next, or pictures and an video (when you choose picture+video mode).

Note: The shorter the PIR interval, the higher frequency of camera shooting, and the higher power consumption will affect the battery life. On the contrary, if the delay time is long, the power consumption will reduce, which can ensure the long-term use of the battery.

• PIR Sensitivity: High/Normal/Low. Default: Normal
  Select sensitivity of the PIR sensors according to application conditions.
  Select “High” for interior areas and environments with little interference.
  Select “Normal” for exterior areas and the environments with a normal amount of interference.
  Select “Low” for an environments with a high level of interference.
  Note: PIR sensitivity affects battery life. If you choose high sensitivity, the camera is easier to capture the target, but it consumes more power.

• IR Brightness: Economics/Normal/Highlight. Default: Normal
  Used to set the brightness of the infrared LEDs .
  Note: The brightness of the infrared light affects the battery life and night vision of the camera. Selecting Highlight consumes more power, and the night vision is clearer. The choice is Economics, which is power-saving, but the night vision effect is poor.

• Target recording time 1/2: Off/On. Default: Off
  Timer 1 Start/End Time
  Timer 2 Start/End Time
  Select “ON” to turn on this function, and set the Timer 1 and Timer 2 to set the start and end working time.
  The camera will not be triggered and will not take any photos or videos beyond this period .
  Note: The start time must be later than the camera system time, otherwise the camera will work at the set time period in the next day.

• Time-lapse: Off/30s-l 2hs. Default: Off
  Set the time interval, and set the values of Hour, Minute, and Second. For example, if you want to record flowers blooming, time-lapse can be used. The camera automatically takes pictures in every set time interval. It will automatically form these pictures into videos.
  Note: If you turn on this function, PIR sensor doesn’t work. The camera keeps recording even if there is no motion.

• Language: English/French/Spanish/Portuguese/German/Italian/Polish/Dutch/ Chinese/Japanese available.

• Time Format: Choose 12 hours system or 24 hours system.

• System Time: Select Date/Time and press OK to change the system date/time setting.

• Serial NO.: In order to distinguish between your camera and others, each camera can be set with a unique serial number, the serial number has 6 digits, each of which can be a letter or a number. It will be displayed in the photo/video watermark.

• Temp Unit: Celsius/Fahrenheit. Default: Fahrenheit
  Select the temperature units displayed in the photo/video watermark. “F” stands for Fahrenheit and “C” stands for Celsius.

• Beep Sound: Turn on/off button operation beep sound.

• Audio recording: Off /On. Default: On
  Set the camera’s built-in microphone on or off.

• Stamp: Turn on/off the display of date and time watermark on the photo.

• Password Protection: Setup a startup password to protect the camera. Default: off.

• Format Memory Card: Format the memory card.

• Rest Settings: Reset the camera to default.

• System: Check the camera’s current software version and software updates.

Mount the Camera

You can use the adjustable Web Belt to mount the trail camera. Push one end of the belt through the two brackets on the back of the camera. Thread the end of the strap through the buckle. Fasten the belt securely around the tree trunk by pulling the end of the strap firmly so there is no slack left.

Note:

• Choose a solid tree that does not move in the wind, as the movement will cause false detection.
• Make sure the area in front of your camera is free of branches or twigs that could be moved away by the wind.
• The camera should be set at the same height of the animal’s mid-body.

Sensing and Distance Test
To test whether the trail camera can effectively monitor the area you choose, this test is recommended to check the sensing angle and monitoring distance of the trail camera. To perform the test:

• Switch the trail camera to the ON mode.
• Make parallel movements in front of the camera at several positions within the area where you expect the game or subjects to be. Try different distances and angles from the camera.
• If the motion indicator LED light blinks, it indicates that the position can be sensed. If it does not blink, that position is outside of the sensing area.
• The results of your testing will help you find the best placement when mounting and aiming the trail camera. The height away from the ground for placing the device should vary with the animal size appropriately. In general, 3 to 6 feet is preferred. The optimal distance away from the subject is about 1 0 meters. If you want to capture small animals, we recommend placing the camera directly on the ground and making it close to the subject.
• You can avoid potential false triggers due to temperature and motion disturbances in front of the camera by not aiming it at a heat source or nearby tree branches or brush (especially on windy days).

Playback Pictures and Videos
All photos and videos taken by the iZEEKER trail camera can be viewed directly on the built-in screen, also can be protected, unprotected and deleted directly on the camera.

• View Files on the LCD screen
  Switch to ON mode – Press (MODE] button twice – Press I UP] or (DOWN] to check your images and videos.

• Delete files & Protect/Un protect files
  When you view photos or videos, press [ MENU ) button, then you can press [ UP ) or [ DOWN ) button to choose delete current file, delete all files, protect file .

Delete Single & Delete All: you can choose to delete the unwanted pictures or video, or all of them .

Note: All deleted files cannot be restored.

Protect: You can choose to lock one file or all files as you need. Once locked, they cannot be deleted, otherwise they are unlocked. When the file is protected, the pattern ” fri “will be shown on the upper left corner of the file. After you unlock it, the pattern will disappear .

Note: Delete operations do not delete protected files. Formatting the card deletes protected files.

Transfer Files to a Computer

When using a PC to view photos or video, First, put the power switch to the [ON] position, then use a Mini USB Type A (included) to connect the camera USB port with the computer. If the connection is done successfully, the camera screen will show “Connecting”. Then you could view images/videos saved on the SD card directly on the PC screen .

Note:

• Some USB cables do not support data transfer, we recommend to use the USB cable provided.
• Your can take out the SD card and connect it to the computer with a card reader. (Card reader no included)

SIMPLE TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If above information didn’t help, please contact After-Service
E-mail: support.gc@izeeker.co

REGULATION

FCC REGULATION
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device must not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

DISPOSAL
ONLY USE ORIGINAL SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES.
If one day your camera has been used so intensively that it has to be replaced, or if you no longer have any use for it, you are obliged to dispose of it at a recycling center.
Information on return points for your electrical appliance can be obtained from your local waste disposal company or from your local administrative offices.
Electrical appliances not only contain valuable recyclable raw materials but also substances which, if disposed of improperly, can affect public health and the environment. Help ensure that valuable raw materials are recycled when you return your old appliance to a central collection point.

The WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) symbol represents the obligation that the labeled camera to be sent to a separate center for the proper recycling of electrical and electronic equipment.

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