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Question 1

SYSTEM:

Answer

This is the first location where you find your camera serial number and firmware version currently on the camera.

Question 2

SD Card:

Answer

Check this area for the card usage stats. Selecting FORMAT will format and erase all the content on your card.

TIP: we recommend starting your first time lapse with the manufacturer provided 16GB mSD card.

Question 3

LENS CALIBRATION:

Answer

If you feel your lens is off focus or your camera has suffered a fall then use this.

Question 4

WIDE ANGLE:

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Switch to ON if you want the Wide Angle Correction turned on. This will remove most of the fish-eye bowing as seen in the widest angle of the view.

ARTICLE: Please select the icon to learn more.

Question 5

DIGITAL ZOOM: (ATL-200S model only)

Answer

Turn this ON to engage the 4X Digital Zoom range of the camera.

TIP: Best uses are for Macro time lapse.

Question 6

DIS (DIGITAL IMAGE STABILIZATION: (ATL-200S model only)

Answer

Engage this feature when you might have slight movement in posting your camera on pole or tree. This will reduce lens camera shake.

TIP: Definitely use this in your using constant capture for your interval for a short term drive or walking timelapse project.

Question 7

AE OPTIMIZER:

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Auto Exposure Optimizer Use this feature in a situation where the light will flicker i.e. sunset/sunrises. It assists with smoothing out the exposure.

Question 8

ROTATE: 0° / 90° / 180° / 270°

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This feature rotates the footage in the camera saving one more step in the post editing process.

TIP: It's handy in those awkward posting situations where you find yourself hanging your camera upside down like a bat.

Question 9

VIDEO COMPRESSION:

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The file size will vary with settings. A rough answer is; Efficiency compression is equal to 30% smaller files than capturing in Compatible. We leave this setting at Compatible.

TIP: Select the image to read our article on Compression Mode

Question 10

SPLIT FILE BY DATE: (ATL-200S/201S model only)

Answer

A new feature for the Afidus Time Lapse Camera. Turn on to have the files Split by Date. This is handy for weekday scheduling, files of course will be split by date with files sizes up to 532mb in size. This feature is NOT available on the previous ATL-200/201 Models

Question 11

RECYCLE:

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This is an optional feature. Turn this ON when you are recording repeating events and want to recycle your card. The system will record over the oldest content. Useful in surveillance situations when you are limited to using a 16gb card.

TIP: Leave this off we don't want you have content that is written over unless you really want it that way.

Question 12

LED INDICATOR:

Answer

This is the only external visual indicator on the camera signifying that it is recording or needs to be checked.

LED Status Indicator Power on: Green on No SD card: Solid Red System Breakdown: Red flash /1 sec. * Battery Low: Red Flash/10 sec. Firmware update: flash/1 sec. Hardware Reset: flash 3 times Recording Modes: Recording: Green flash/6 sec. Schedule Snapshot On Demand, Step Video: Flash 0.2 sec. x1 PIR, Hybrid: Flash 0.2 sec. x2 Blinking red led? NOW WHAT DO I DO? * If you happen to have a flashing red light 1/sec. then the best course of action would be to remove and change all the batteries to fresh brand name batteries. It doesn't hurt to reseat the card at this time as well. Then continue to power on the camera and connect it to your mobile device using the Wi-fi through your settings menu.

TIP: read more about it in our article

Question 13

BUZZER

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Keep this ON We generally keep this turned on for acknowledgment to ensure the camera is implementing all the changes. For each change you make the camera will have an audible 'Beep'.

Question 14

RECORDING SCHEDULE:

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This is where the programing magic happens. Custom Time section: Select Custom Time. Which will turn blue when it is on. Scroll the wheel to select your start time and end time. The camera is set to Military Time. Select Set Custom Day section: If you select Custom Day and turn it on (blue) then this will give you an additional option to enter a specific number of days to record. This feature comes in handy when you know you will only need to record for precisely two weeks etc. Weekday section: Select the days you want to record. If the days are gray, the camera will NOT record. In this example you can see both Sunday and Saturday are grayed out. Therefore the camera will record Monday through Friday. Select SET to confirm the camera has been set. You will hear an audible 'beep' and see a visual checkmark confirming this has been set.

TIP: You can check the camera's set recording schedule in the information flyout screen. Afidus Information Screen.

Question 15

CAPTURE FRAME RATE:

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New Feature arrived in 2021 Used only with Continuous Interval (selected from the first screen). This will adjust the Frame Rate to what is the speed at which those images are shown, or how fast you “flip” through the book. It’s usually expressed as “frames per second,” or FPS. So if a video is captured and played back at 24fps, that means each second of video shows 24 distinct still images.

More information can be read at this ARTICLE On Frame rate for constant Capture

TIP: We typically leave this at 30.

Question 16

VIDEO LAPSE LENGTH:

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Please Pay attention. This is ONLY applicable in the Video Lapse (Creative) Recording Mode. This will record a constant capture video burst set to the duration you choose 3-10 second, spanning the interval of time set from the main screen. Typically, you will not need this feature, unless you intent to do a drivelapse. See Video Lapse under recording modes within this guide for more detailed information.

ARTICLE: Quick example of Traveling Video Lapse.

Question 17

TIME STAMP:

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This is an optional feature useful if you want to include date/time information or include your custom name for your project/business on the video. When this is switched ON you enter your custom text and set the position to where you would like it to be displayed on the video. Select SET to confim this setting. You will then be able to See the this added to your preview screen.

Question 18

ANTI-FLICKER:

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Various forms of lights flicker at different frequencies. After reviewing your footage, if you notice flickering change the selection from 50hz to 60hz. For more information on this read this great article which diving deeper into how to Avoid Video Flicker. This feature is helpful for routine recording conditions where you will not change your light course. Ie. Workshop, laboratory, Studio, Kitchen or Office Area.

Question 19

WiFi PASSWORD:

Answer

You can change your camera's password here. Cameras purchased and shipped from us at www.Timelapsecameras.com have their cameras password set to 87654321.

Question 20

BACK UP/APPLY:

Answer

New Feature introduced in 2021. You can now have presets saved for your settings. If you are a die-hard time lapser using the Afidus camera in consistent daytime or night time custom settings, use this to create a preset for your recording scenarios.

Question 21

PIR Mode (motion sensing)

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This mode is best suited for wildlife, backyard monitoring, intruder, basically low frequency movement. Should the built-in PIR sensor be triggered, the camera will record a preset length of footage. You can set the length of video the camera records under “burst mode” in the system settings page. The default burst length is 3 secs. The PIR can sense movement up to approx 10m. It’s worth noting, in this mode each time the PIR is triggered, every video the camera shoots will be stored as a separate file under the “PIR” folder section of the gallery.

If you want one continuous file for, say, bird watching, the “Hybrid” record mode might be better suited for you. This video presents a walk through on what to expect when using the P.I.R. mode

Question 22

Snapshot Mode

Answer

This mode takes an image capture with the camera. To operate: You'll need the patience of a saint to make a stop frame animation movie as 1 second of video contains roughly 24 frames, and 1hr of footage contains approx 3600 seconds, so that’s 86,400 frames / hr in total! That’s a lot of work, effort, and time! Snapshots are stored under the snapshot folder of the gallery. The app will collect all the capture and save them to one speedy fast .mp4 video file. If desired, you can further edit video into a final video project on your computer. This mode is also known as stop frame animation
This is one of the most challenging creative modes to work with. There is a 1-3 second time delay from when the shutter butten is pressed to when the camera records the photo and is saved to the cameras card. This video highlights the manual operation it of the camera showing what it takes to the generate the captured video before editing.

Question 23

Hybrid Mode

Answer

Hybrid mode is very useful for recording wildlife, or where the subject matter might occasionally move. It combines the standard time-lapse mode with the PIR sensor mode. e.g. set Interval at 10 minutes and PIR burst mode set at 3 secs The above setting will take a shot every 10 minutes, but each time the PIR senses any movement; the camera will take a 3 second burst video, then return to snapping a shot every 10 minutes. This sequence will continue until you finish your recording. The benefit of this mode is the camera will only produce one video file for the whole project, not individual files as would happen if you used PIR mode. This mode is perfect for recording wildlife. Hybrid video files are stored in the normal time-lapse.

Question 24

Video Lapse Mode

Answer

This mode takes short video clips at set intervals. You might want to use this mode instead of the normal time-lapse mode if you prefer to watch your project in short bursts of (near) full motion video. Note that the video “burst” length can set in the “system settings” page. The default video clip length (burst) is 3sec. E.g. Set capture interval to 2 minutes and burst mode to 5 secs. The above will produce short 5 second video clips every 2 minutes until you have finished your project. Video files recorded in this mode are stored in the normal time-lapse folder of the gallery. Our favorite uses for this feature are used on Drive Lapses or with the camera is positioned in one corner of the room to document the project steping allong rather than one continuous timelapse. For this video example the Drive Lapse was timed to last 5 hours capturing a 3 second burst every 10 minutes. This video was sped up to fit within Instagram viewing perameter restriction of one minute.

Question 25

Time Lapse

Answer

This is your standard time-lapse record mode. Choose the interval settings you want to use and off you go. It will record according to the setting you specifiy within the menu flyout. For most projects remaining within the "Minute-to-Win-it" guidlines covers most of the action for a week up to one month long capturing during working hours Monday-Friday 8 am to 5pm.

Everything you need to

KNOW IN DETAIL

<< QUICK START

<< HOW TO CONNECT TO WI-FI

<< HOME SCREEN

<< APP ICONS

<< SETTINGS MENU

<< INTERVAL SETTINGS

<< RECORDING MODES

<< OPERATING BEST PRACTICES

<< BATTERY LIFE OVERVIEW

<< LED INDICATOR

<< HOW TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE

<< HOW TO TRANSFER YOUR FOOTAGE

1

DOWNLOAD

THE APP

STEP 1: download

2

Power the

camera

ON

STEP 2: TURN ON

3

CONNECT

STEP 3: CONNECT

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start the app

STEP 4: start the app

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Allow access

STEP 5: allow access

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control

STEP 6: control the camera

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start your

timelapse

STEP 7: start

8

stop your

recording

STEP 8: stop your recording

HOME SCREEN

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GALLERY

FIRMWARE

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FPS (Frames per Second)

INTERVAL

QUALITY

SCENE

RESOLUTION

ASPECT RATIO

EXPOSURE

WHITE BALANCE

CONTRAST

SHARPNESS

SATURATION

HDR

SETTINGS MENU

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