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and minute you want, for a recording “block” that lasts anywhere from
just a minute to a full 24 hours.
4. Set the [Start] and [Stop] times, beginning with the Start hour, using
the UP/DOWN keys to change the setting. The hour setting is based
on a 24-hour clock, with “00” hours = midnight, “12” hours = noon,
“23” hrs = 11PM, etc. To move to the next setting, press the RIGHT
key, change the minute for the Start time with UP/DOWN, then on to
the hour and minute settings for the Stop time.
5. After you finish setting the last time setting (Stop minutes), another
press of the RIGHT key will take you to the setting for Interval. This
lets you control how often a photo or video clip is recorded during the
block of time you defined with the Start and Stop settings. Note that
for videos, this is independent of the length of each video recording-
it’s how often videos are recorded, not how long each one lasts.
Your options are 60 minutes, 30 minutes, 15 minutes, 5 minutes (this
is the default), or 1 minute-use the UP/DOWN keys to select your
preference, then press OK to save it.
6. Here’s an example of how the camera would operate, based on the
following Time Lapse settings:
Time Lapse: On
[Start]: 16:00
[Stop]: 18:30
[Interval]: 15M
These settings would cause the camera to take a photo (or video,
depending on which you have it set for) beginning at 4 PM, then
another one at 4:15, 4:30, etc.–one every 15 minutes, until the Time
Lapse recording stops at 6:30 PM. The next day, the camera would
again record an image or video once every 15 minutes between 4 and
6:30 PM. Remember, this is independent of normal triggers due to
animal activity–even if no animals enter the IR sensor coverage zone,
an image or video will still be captured every 15 minutes during the
2.5 hour block of time. If an animal triggers the camera “in between”
the 15 minute intervals, it will be recorded, same as it would if you
had setup the camera with Time Lapse turned Off. Note: Time Lapse
settings of frequent intervals and/or long periods between start
and stop time can reduce battery life.