Moultrie M100 Camcorder User Manual
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1. a Instructions for M100 MSULTRIE See geet GameSpy Digital Camera THANK YOU for your purchase of the M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Please read this booklet before using the unit If you should have any questions about this product or any other Moultrie product please contact us using the information on the back of this booklet Please register your camera at www moultriefeeders com to activate your warranty O GAMESPY OVERVIEW FRONT VIEW Light Sensor Camera Lens Aim LED ON OFF AIM Mode Button Q os Enter Button of O S o Navigation Buttons LCD Display Microphone Power Panel Port Unlock for slide out battery compartment SIDE VIEW USB Port TV Out SD Card Slot A i M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Page 1 O GAMESPY OVERVIEW cont ON OFF AIM SWITCH Used for turning On turning Off or Aiming the camera When in AIM position the red LED light on the front of the camera will illuminate To help find the center field of view for the camera stand out in front of the camera and move left or right as you observe the AIM LED as you walk away from direct center the LED light will be less bright As you walk towards center the LED will appear brighter MODE BUTTON The Mode Button selects the 3 modes of the camera Camera Setup Photo Review or Main Screen When camera mode is selected the UP and DOWN buttons navigate through the menu options The Mode Button is also2. bis a ir bie se bata ode fener be do bee sie nececion snch cain Sa Alari e p ning Lhe ecuipriet oh ard u yya be APRS oy SRS Tee Le a gr mao galihe ee EL Recnee or recocale the recs ving anlann kaaa Pn acpi ina ial lle Rey L ruani Ka ree r connect the eplprert irto aiak ai a ui iaaa ran aLa wish the reiese in acces TE te akr o an xih anth te la Te lehciian ha haj Page 10 M100 GameSpy Digital Camera VI ADVANCED INFORMATION cont Vil GAMESPY CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS EJ INFORMATION ON PICTURE Photo Quality ae LOW The info strip below will appear at the bottom of the photo video MEDIUM HIGH ENHANCED 27 88 inHg T f 75 F Q 01 01 11 12 00AM MYCAMERA wiles ually Barometer Trend Temp Moon Date Time Camera Name HIGH LOW Approximate photos stored 1GB SD card Lo ae Barometric The barometric pressure is displayed on the info strip with units in Hg Barometric Trend Approximate video time stored 1GBSDcard O Z o The barometric trend is calculated and shown as 1 or Moon Phase The icons for the moon phase are as follows Optical Field of View 55 degrees Alkaline AA cells Approximate Detection Range 45 5 feet 00000090 ew Ting Furs Waning Fuk Alanine Last Wee Meo Leet Ont Cletus Bisa iiaa Guer Cisie M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Page 11 Page 12 M100 GameSpy Digital Camera A PLOTSTALKER SOFTWARE INTRO INTRODUCTION Serie In time lapse photography a series of still ph
3. Camera QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS Slide the UNLOCK switch on the bottom of Camera and use the knob to pull the slide out Battery Tray Install four 4 or eight 8 AA size alkaline or lithium batteries with polarities as indicated in the Battery Tray Re install the Battery Tray Thread the provided Mounting Strap through the Eyelets on the back of the camera and secure to a tree or pole approximately 36 from the ground as shown Turn Camera on by sliding ON OFF AIM switch to the ON position Press the MODE button one time to get to the Camera Setup Menu Set Time and Date by pressing ENTER using UP DOWN to adjust selected field LEFT RIGHT to move to the next field and ENTER when done Ny A ni Press MODE button until MENU SELECTION Mounting WE screen is displayed Use the UP DOWN buttons Strap aly ek until the MAIN SCREEN option is highlighted yellow Press ENTER Your Camera will now automatically take pictures whenever an animal is detected in range based on the default settings below D DEFAULT SETTINGS O Z Info Strip printed on photos 15 SECONDS 3 HOUR Plot Frequency Plot Duration Default Setting Delete All zZz GS Capture Mode Photo Quality Photo Delay after each photo is taken Multi Shot Count Digital Zoom Video Resolution Video Length Video Audio en Temperature ON 15SECONDS 3HOUR NO M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Page 3 V CAPTURE MODES The GameSpy offers fou
4. used to wake up the camera and turn on the display when the camera is in a power saving mode ENTER UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT BUTTONS The ENTER button selects the item to be changed The UP DOWN and LEFT RIGHT buttons are used to step through the menu options Pressing the ENTER button again selects the option indicated on the display The ENTER button is also used to manually take a picture PHOTO REVIEW To view pictures use the RIGHT or LEFT button to sequence to the next previous captured picture or video clip The camera s menu display shows the picture number being viewed To delete current picture or video press the DOWN button BATTERY COMPARTMENT The Camera is powered by four 4 or eight 8 AA size alkaline or lithium batteries Slide the Unlock switch to the right and grab the small handle under the switch to slide out the battery compartment tray NOTE It is recommended to use lithium batteries for best performance SD CARD SLOT Accepts up to a 32GB SD Card for photo and video storage Note An SD Card must be installed for the camera to operate sold separately USB PORT Download still pictures and video onto your computer by connecting provided cable POWERPANEL PORT Accepts the Moultrie PowerPanel accessory sold separately only Refer to www moultriefeeders com for more information TV OUT JACK View still pictures and videos on your TV by connecting a 2 5mm video cable separately Page 2 M100 GameSpy Digital
5. you walk away from direct center the LED light will be less bright As you walk towards center the LED will appear brighter Info Strip default On When the Info Strip is turned ON the information strip as described in the Advanced Setup section of this manual is imprinted on the photos The Barometer Temperature Moon phase Date Time Camera Name amp Moultrie logo are imprinted on the bottom of each picture When the Info Strip is turned OFF the photo contains no information strip To change the Info Strip setting press the LEFT RIGHT buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Plot Frequency default 15 seconds Used to set the time frequency between each photo in plot mode To change the plot frequency press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Plot frequency can be set to 5 10 15 30 or 60 seconds NOTE Increasing the Plot Frequency will decrease the battery life of the camera It is recommended to use lithium batteries for taking plot videos M100 GameSpy Digital Camera FAHRENHEIT 5 SECONDS 10 SECONDS 15 SECON OS 30 SECON OS 60 SECON OS Page 7 Vv CAMERA SETUP cont Plot Duration default 3 hours Plot Duration 1s used to limit the time periods that the camera will be active To ALL DAY change the plot
6. EFT RIGHT buttons to highlight the YES setting Press the ENTER button to erase photos and return to the Camera Setup Menu Page 8 M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Vv CAMERA SETUP cont Security Code default 00000 This feature prevents unauthorized use of the camera should it become lost or stolen by requiring a 5 digit security code to be entered to unlock the camera The security code is 5 digits each digit being a number 0 9 The default code is 00000 Once the code is changed from the default code the camera will prompt you to enter the correct code whenever e The camera is turned on e The camera is woken up from sleep mode e The camera is connected to USB If the security code is the default number then you do not need to enter the code M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Page 9 VI ADVANCED INFORMATION KI VIEWING PICTURES ON COMPUTER VIA USB 1 Plug provided USB cable into the USB port on your Windows 7 Vista XP computer 2 Plug other end of USB cable into the camera s USB port 3 To access JPG pictures and AVI movie files navigate to My Computer and double click the Moultrie CAM drive Picture files will be stored In the DCIM 100 MDGC directory video files are located in the DCIM directory 4 To exit USB mode follow Windows instructions for properly disconnecting a removable drive and then unplug 2 VIEWING PICTURES TV OUT 1 To enter TV Out Mode turn on the camera and place in the SETUP mode 2
7. Plug RCA jack on provided TV Adapter Cable into a VIDEO IN port on a TV or VCR 3 Plug other end of TV Adapter Cable into the TV Out Jack Pictures are now presented on the TV 4 To view pictures use the RIGHT or LEFT button to sequence to the next previous captured picture or video clip The camera s menu display shows the picture number being viewed 5 To delete current picture or video press the DOWN button 6 To exit TV mode unplug the TV Adapter Cable from the TV Out Jack and TV or VCR FOC Statements 2 a edd 19 as aher Py t getale ne aE dios tomple edlh pert Soo bes POG Pelea Coreen ia subed o tha lowang byo uird hana 11 his daiga Nay ril cane hami Teterence awl pariha dey cg meal alos ary nbere e meia bled nerek e h may raa desira opolo MOTE THE MARLFACTURFRA IS NOT RES A F PER AMY GAUDIR TY IHI 2 EREE CAUSED SY UMAUT ORF BOSE KZATIORS MPAs ELWIP MEA SACR MEA ERATIONS CILLO RID THE LSER AL HORITY 1005F SATE THE CZLIMAZHT NOTE The meinen wis weai beskal end mound b comply will heli nis fr aS ass U dig diese caer m PaT iS of he 15 Byles Iroda INES ara CASA ie preek sennae prranion arel bhannu rererangi r a cs deiitliogialstan The ec uocrmers garor ae bores ane pe 4 I WIE Mord ganos Lats nnii tA Adiak rade Traguency anang am iP int nalala are weed te aceodance eth Ire inmeli ver catas barnlal rterferease ta mdr ieniimucicalgns Soyer lhara a ne quersnbee hist intetererce vil ro occurin a pelt cular i slal alin
8. a Video Llig MLT VideoType_MLT 0 80 images video clip 400 images video clip C 200 images video clip Witinehows Videa Chg WW VideoType Wii C 50 images video clip 400 images video clip C 200 images video clip be viewed using a standard media player EXPORTING AN IMAGE PHOTO El On the main screen choose a starting image photo frame by using the scroll bar on the bottom of the display or the frame by frame Shange search feature Press the SAVE button Select the Current Image jpg radio button Press Change to enter the directory and filename to save the image Press Export to save the file Caporting io a MLT Ble wall Expecting to a MW file well mamian the ongina image compres wdea to a smaller resolution This fe is suitable aire This file is sustable for email iae wih ihe Plot Stalker or upload to the inernat Export Location EXPORTING MLT FILE ER Select the appropriate 50 100 or 200 images video clip radio button This will create a MLT format file from the starting frame plus the next 50 100 or 200 frames Fi Select the Change button to select the desired location to save the export file EJ Enter the directory and filename to save the file gJ Select the Export button to save the file These files are viewable with Plot Stalker Software EXPORTING WMV FILE ER Select the appropriate 50 100 or 200 images video clip radio button This will create a wmv format file of the startin
9. ates in Plot Cam mode during the day and Trail Cam Mode during the night Thirty minutes after dusk the camera will enter the Trail Cam mode and take night photos when the PIR sensor is triggered VIDEO MODE Camera records a video when an animal is detected by the motion sensor During daylight hours the camera will record a video 5 15 or 30 seconds in length During night the camera will record a video with a maximum length of 10 seconds The video length is configurable in SETTINGS M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Vv CAMERA SETUP Setup Menu The UP DOWN buttons are used to navigate through the available setting choices UP DOWN moves to the next menu item and ENTER selects the item to be changed Additional menu choices are available by hitting the UP DOWN button when either the first last option is highlighted Date Time Set Date Time on the SETUP DATE TIME screen use the UP DOWN buttons to modify the month Press LEFT RIGHT buttons to move to the next field Press FB fe oa 2005 the ENTER button again to save your selections The Time and Date is retained between battery changes Time is not automatically adjusted for daylight savings TIME 12 00 PM Capture Mode default Trail Cam Press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired mode Press the ENTER TRAIL CAMI button to save the mode and return to the Camera Setup PLOT CAM Menu There are four capture mode settings TRAIL HYBRID CAM CAM PLOT CAM HYBRID CAM
10. duration press the UP DOWN buttons to 1 HOUR highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to 2 HOUR save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Plot duration can be set to All Day 1 2 3 or 4 hours e All Day Plot cam takes photos all day e Hour Plot cam takes photos for 1 hour twice a day e 2 Hour Plot cam takes photos for 2 hours twice a day e 3 Hour Plot cam takes photos for 3 hours twice a day e 4 Hour Plot cam takes photos for 4 hours twice a day NOTE Increasing the Plot Duration will decrease the battery life of the camera It is recommended to use lithium batteries for taking plot videos Battery Calc This feature provides an estimated battery life of the camera The battery life is expressed as Days Pressing the MODE button will return to the Camera Setup menu 10d DAYS NOTE The number of days shown is based on using 8 AA alkaline batteries with 5 day and 5 night photos per day Actual battery life will vary depending on type of battery weather conditions and camera usage It is recommended to use lithium batteries for best performance Default Settings default No To restore all the settings back to the factory default press the LEFT RIGHT buttons to highlight the YES setting Press the ENTER button to restore the default settings and return to the Camera Setup Menu Delete All Photos default No To remove all content on the SD card press the L
11. een pictures based on battery strength To change the number of pictures taken press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Digital Zoom default No Zoom This function will allow the user to select between 3 levels of digital zoom The camera will default to no zoom setting Press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Video Resolution default High Video resolution can be set to LOW or HIGH The higher the quality of the video the more memory it consumes However higher quality videos have higher resolution Low 352 x 192 24fps High 720 x 400 24fps Press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Video Length default 5 seconds When the Game Spy Camera is configured for VIDEO in the Capture Mode screen the camera will record video for a designated amount of time each time an animal is detected To change the amount of time recorded press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu The maximum video length for a nighttime IR video is 10 seconds Video Audio default On This option allows the user to turn the audio during video recording ON
12. g frame plus the next 50 100 or 200 frames Select the Change button to select the desired location to save the export file Enter the directory and filename to save the file Select the Export button to save the file The program will convert the images to video based on the chosen settings The wmv file can be viewed using a standard media player Great for uploading to the internet or emailing Our Service Department will gladly answer any questions you have Call 205 664 6700 or 800 653 3334 Monday MU Friday 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM CST na o www moultriefeeders com PlotStalker Software Page 15 12222010R1 MFH DGS M80
13. h each photo g gt REWIND PAUSE PLAY Play photos in sequence pause or play the photos in reverse order 4 A These functions simulate a video and are useful for manually searching changes in the photos When a sequence is being played press fast forward or fast rewind multiple times to increase speed 1x 5x PlotStalker Software Page 13 B PLOTSTALKER ACTIVITY SEARCH ACTIVITY SEARCH The Search Feature will scan through your photos and automatically i i 1 zi bu Peis i ig i look for changes in regions that you identify in Setup In search mode the PlotStalker software scans through the mlt photo file stops on a photo when changes are found in your identified region and then highlights the changes in blue You can click anywhere in the video viewing area to remove the blue highlights ACTIVITY SEARCH SETUP Click the Settings button to activate the Region and Sensitivity settings for the Activity Search SETTINGS DEFINE SEARCH REGION Provides the ability to search for changes in the photo in a specific region rather than the entire photo ER Click on the Set Motion Search Area Button et e a a a S rl The Moton Search feature will scan through your video clip to show you where activity has occured This ts a quick way to find out where the game is without having to watch the entire video Click on the Motion Search Area bution Set the search area in your video wi
14. ndow to book for changes in a specific area Simply click and drag the red motion search box to the area you want lo confine your search Set Motion Search Area Selec the sensitivity level of he Motion Search feature For a faster scan use the LOW setting Using the HIGH seninaty setting will take longer to scan for events yet will result in a more acoutale search Medium Restore to default search area and sensitivity Default Fy Use the mouse to select and drag the red outline around the area you want to search for movement This allows you to focus on a very precise area if required EJ Click OK button on the Settings Popup window to confirm your settings and exit the menu SENSITIVITY Ey Set to High Medium or Low This sets the level of pixel change the program will detect Note a pixel change will occur with a color intensity lighting or movement so this setting is critical to obtain the desired results DEFAULT SETTINGS 4 Click on Default button to return to the default values for Search Area and Sensitivity settings Page 14 PlotStalker Software c PLOTSTALKER SAVE FILE Save File a SAVING FILES OVERVIEW Export Image or Video Clip beginning at current picture Use the Save File features of the PlotStalker software to create a single photo reduce the overall size of the mlt file exclude unwanted photos in the front or create a video that can Current imaga IGP Pict Camer
15. or OFF When selected and the Game Spy Camera is configured for VIDEO in the Capture Mode screen the camera will record audio along with the video each time an animal is detected Press the LEFT RIGHT buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Page 6 M100 GameSpy Digital Camera 1 SHOT AO ZOOM HIGH 13 SECS 30 SECS Vv CAMERA SETUP cont Camera Name default MYCAMERA The Camera Name is imprinted on the photos and provides a point of reference when multiple cameras are used To change the Camera Name use the LEFT RIGHT buttons to highlight the character to be modified Press the UP DOWN button to select the desired character A to Z 0 to 9 dash or space Press LEFT RIGHT to move to the next character Press the ENTER button to save the new camera name and return to the Camera Setup Menu Temperature default Fahrenheit The temperature is imprinted on each photo and can be in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius To change the temperature units press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu IR Test default On When IR Test is ON the red AIM LED light on the front of the camera will illuminate To help find the center field of view for the camera stand out in front of the camera and move left or right as you observe the AIM LED as
16. or VIDEO Refer to VIDEO the CAPTURE MODE section of this manual for details Photo Quality default High The higher the quality of the photo image the more memory it consumes However ENHANCED higher quality images have higher resolution which results in clearer images especially when zooming in There are MEDIUM four photo image quality settings ENHANCED HIGH LOW MEDIUM and LOW Press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER buttonto P save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu Refer to SPECIFICATIONS section of this document for details on number of images stored based on Photo Quality Photo Delay default 1 minute The photo delay determines the number of minutes between pictures when an animal is detected and remains in range To change the delay time press the UP DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting Press the ENTER button to save the setting 5 MINS and return to the Camera Setup Menu Additional menu 10 MINS choices are available by hitting the UP DOWN button when the first last option is highlighted Photo Delays can be set to 15 and 30 seconds 1 5 10 30 and 60 minutes M100 GameSpy Digital Camera Page 5 V CAMERA SETUP cont Multi Shot default 1 Shot When the Game Spy Camera is configured for STILL in the Capture Mode screen the camera can take 1 2 or 3 pictures each time an animal is detected There is an approximate 5 second delay betw
17. otos are taken at regular time intervals The PlotStalker Software allows you to load the time lapse file that was captured from your Moultrie Game Camera and scroll backward and forward through your photos single step search for activity in a designated area and save the files SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Computer Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor or above 1GB RAM minimum 100 MB hard disk space minimum Operating System Microsoft Windows 32 bit XP with Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista Home Premium Business Ultimate or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 or Windows 7 Plai biel et ay TH BA HHF bet Oi el e ae EAT bei BE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Insert the PlotStalker CD into your computer and follow on screen instructions LOADING PLOT FILES Ey Using standard Microsoft utilities ex File Explorer My Computer copy the PlotFiles extension is MLT from the PLOT directory on the SD card to the hard disk drive in your computer Note the location stored on the hard disk drive FJ Open the PlotStalker software application from the Windows Start Button menu Once in the PlotStalker software click on the File Button E Browse to the location in which you have saved the Plot file s MLT in step 1 above select the file of interest and click Open FILE BEGIN END Goes to the first or last photo in the Plot File H H FRAME BY FRAME SEARCH Individually step forward or backward throug
18. r capture modes as described below The default capture mode is Trail Cam Page 4 TRAIL CAM MODE Still photos are taken when an animal is detected The number of photos taken when an animal is detected is configurable in Settings Photos are stored in the in the DCIM 100 MDGC folder on the SD card PLOT CAM MODE The camera takes photos at a specified interval during the day and combines them together to create a Plot Video MLT file which can be viewed on the supplied Moultrie Plot Stalker software The camera takes a Plot Video twice a day once in the morning and once in the evening The morning Plot Video begins 30 min before sunrise The evening Plot Video ends 30 min after sunset See chart below as a reference The length of each Plot Video is determined by the Plot Duration setting in the camera menu The camera will detect the correct sunrise and sunset times automatically and adjust itself accordingly The Plot Videos are stored in PLOT folder on the SD card IMPORTANT It will take the camera 24hrs to properly adjust to the correct sunrise and sunset times As a default the camera will start the morning Plot Video at 5 30am and end the evening video at 6 30pm To reset the sunrise and sunset times back to the default times use the Default Settings option in the menu 30 minutes 30 minutes m lt 4 Sunrise Sunset gt oo ANEI ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNRRNE Morning Plot Video Evening Plot Video HYBRID CAM MODE Camera oper
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