5. Menu
5.7
Night Mode
On the SECACAM Explorer you can choose between 3 options for exposure:
Max. Range: Exposure time is optimized for max. range. The focus lies on a
well exposed scenery. Quick moving animals or other objects that are
not standing still might appear less sharp, though.
Balanced: Exposure time is a balanced compromise between max. range and
min. blur. Moving animals are rendered rather sharp while the whole
scenery is still well exposed.
Min. blur: Exposure time is as short as possible. Moving objects should be
well in focus while the whole scenery could be a little dark at times.
5.8
Timer
Similar to a clock timer, you can define a time frame in which the camera may
record. To activate this feature select the menu item "timer" and set it to "ON",
then enter the start and stop time in the format HH:MM (hours and minutes).
• Example 1: A: A clubhouse is supposed to be monitored only during
the night time. You can, for example, set the time interval from
10:00pm to 06:00am. Outside this period of time the SECACAM will
remain in stand-by mode.
• Example 2: You would like to shoot a series of photos of a sunset
to produce a time lapse video. In this case select the time interval
according to the approximate hour of the day the sunset will occur
e.g. from 07:00pm to 09:00pm. Additionally activate the menu setting
"time lapse" and choose 10 seconds. The SECACAM will take a photo
every 10 seconds in the predefined time interval.
Outside the selected time interval, the camera is not triggered and will not
record any photos or videos.
5.9
Time Lapse
If the position "ON" is selected, the camera automatically takes photos or vid-
eos in the selected time interval, no matter whether or not the PIR sensor has
detected a motion or not. As soon as the "ON" setting is confirmed by press-
ing the "OK" button, you can enter the interval time in which photos and vide-
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