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Bushnell Trophy Cam Setup and Programming
By: The TrailCamPro Staff
Bushnell Trophy Cam Owner's Manual
Trophy Cam Setup and Programming
The Bushnell Trophy Cam, luckily for you, is a very user-friendly trail cam. I say this because, after reading this and/or the manual, you will know how to setup the camera without help from now on. It's not a camera that requires having a manual just to change a few settings.
The first thing many people notice is that that there is something over the lens of the camera. This is the infrared filter. It helps the camera differentiate between night and day photos. It is completely normal, nothing is wrong with your camera. Here are some pictures of this.
Infrared Filter
The first thing you will need to do is insert the AA batteries. The Trophy Cam can operate on only 4 batteries, but I would suggest 8 for longer operation and better night pictures. If you are using the Tenergy NiMh rechargeable batteries (which I recommend) then you will need to charge them beforehand.
Next, insert your SD card. If you bought the camera from us, you should have received a free card to go with the camera. If not, the only two SD cards I would recommend would be San Disk or MaxFlash. It is a good idea to get in the habit of formatting your SD card whenever replacing a card. So, here is how you format a SD card on your PC computer:
Format SD Memory Card
- Insert card into computer
- Go to 'My Computer'
- Find the folder that uses the SD card and right click
- Select 'Format'
- Select 'FAT' format and click start
You can also format a SD card right off the camera. Just go to Setup, go down one, and click format. We will get back to this later.
Bushnell Programming
Setup
1. We you initially open the camera there is a slide switch at the bottom of the cam, move it up into the "setup mode." This is the picture you should see (obviously with slight variations).
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From this screen you can view the time/date, battery life, whether the camera is set at 5M (megapixel) or 3M, and how much storage space it has available (i.e. 0000/1883 means it has taken 0 pictures and has 1.883 GB of available memory).
2. In setup mode, click the button on the far right "Menu."
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This is the screen that will pop up initially. This is where you can decide whether you want your Trophy Cam to take still pictures or videos. To change it, simply click the > (button that point to the right) button. If you change the setting, just press ok. If you want to keep it as is, press your "up" button to go to the next screen.
3. The next screen up is your "Default" screen.
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If you have previously changed settings and you would like to restore the camera to its default settings, go to this screen and click "ok." This will restore default settings. This will not change the date/time.
4. The next screen up is the "Time Stamp" screen.
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Time Stamp is simply whether you want each game camera picture to have the date and time stamped on the lower right hand side of each picture. I personally like it, but you may not.
5. The next screen up is the "Sense Level" screen.
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Sense level is merely how sensitive you want your camera to be to animals moving in front of the camera. In cold temperatures it is sometimes better to turn the sensitivity down to normal or low. In general, I would run the camera on the high setting unless you are getting an abnormal amount of false triggers.
6. The next screen up is the "Interval" screen.
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Interval is the amount of time you can program to be taken between pictures. For instance, if you put a camera on a bait pile, you may only want it to take pictures 30 seconds from each other. If on a trail, put it to its lowest setting for the quickest recovery time.
7. The next screen up is the "Video Length" screen.
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As you have probably already guessed, this is just the length of your video clips (1-60 seconds).
8. The next screen up is the "Capture Number" screen.
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Once again, this is obviously just the amount of pictures you want the camera to take per trigger. You can program to take 1-3 pictures per trigger. One thing to note, if you set it to take more than one, the subsequent pictures (if taken at night) will be darker than the first. The pictures are roughly 3 seconds apart.
9. The next screen up is the "Set Clock" screen.
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This is where you will initially set your date/time when you first get the camera. You may also want to change the clock every daylight savings time.
10. The next screen up is the "Video Size" screen.
Conclusion
As you can see, Trophy Cam setup is super easy but also offers a bunch of different settings to ensure you get exactly what you want out of the camera. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us. If you need to know more about the camera, visit the Bushnell Trophy Cam Review. If you would like to see pictures from the Trophy Cam, go to Bushnell Sample Photos. If you want to compare the Trophy Cam to other cameras, go to the 2009 Trail Camera Shootout.
Bushnell Trophy Cam
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$199.95
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$249.95
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