CONTENTS Before You Start What's in the Box Camera Parts Display Icons Initial Operation Install microSD Card & Batteries Power On/ Off Power Saving Mode Set Date & Time Prepare For Shooting Change Capture Mode Change Capture Interval Time Lapse/ Step Video Recording Stop Motion Recording Still Recording...
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CONTENTS Menu Settings Main Menu More Settings Specifications...
CAMERA PARTS 1. Power Button 6. Camera Reset Button 7. USB-C Socket Shutter/ Back to Preview Button 3. LED Status Indicator 8. Lens 4. Memory Card Door 9. Battery Door 5. microSD Card Slot...
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CAMERA PARTS 10. LCD Screen Next/ Capture Interval Button 14. Tripod Mount (size: ¼”) Previous/ Capture Mode Button 12. Menu/ Info/ OK Button...
DISPLAY ICONS 1. Scene DAY: Daytime TWLT: Twilight NITE: Night TWLT 2. HDR 3. Schedule 4. Battery indicator 5. Capture mode TL: Time Lapse SV: Step Video 30 s S I : Still SM: Stop Motion 6. Menu/ Info 7. Capture interval...
INSTALL microSD CARD & BATTERIES 1. Insert microSD card. 2. Open battery door Then install 2 AA batteries. Support up to 128GB microSD card. For 64 or 128 GB microSD card, follow instruction on the LCD screen to format the card before using it the first time. microSD...
POWER SAVING MODE When the camera is turned on, and there is no recording job: Sleep Mode The camera goes to sleep mode to save power after 25 seconds without activity. The LED indicator turns solid green Press “ ” button to wake up the camera. Power off The camera shuts down after 60 seconds without activity.
SET DATE & TIME The date & time menu appears when the camera is first turned on. DATE & TIME 2018 / 06 / 04 09 : 41 : 05 1. Set the numeric value using “ ”. 2. Press “ ”...
CHANGE CAPTURE MODE 1-1. At preview screen, press “ ” button to go to CAPTURE MODE setting. 1-2. Select desired CAPTURE MODE and press “ ” button to confirm and return to preview screen. TWLT Still 30 s...
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CAPTURE MODES Capture mode Description Camera captures series of photos at a time Time Lapse interval of your choice, and auto combines them into a ready-to-view time lapse video. Camera records a short video clip at a selected capture interval, and auto combines those clips Step Video to a ready-to-view step video.
CHANGE CAPTURE INTERVAL 2-1. At preview screen, press “ ” button to go to CAPTURE INTERVAL setting. 2-2. Select your desired interval and press “ ” button to confirm and return to preview screen. TWLT INTERVAL 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec...
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CAPTURE INTERVAL Capture mode Interval options Time Lapse Select the desired capture rate Burst Length Step Video Burst Interval Still Stop Motion...
TIME LAPSE / STEP VIDEO RECORDING Start 3-1. At TIME LAPSE or STEP VIDEO mode, press “ ” button to select capture interval. Press “ ” button to return to preview screen. 3-2. Press “SHUTTER” button to start recording. 3-3. The LCD screen displays “REC” icon along with beep sound. The LCD screen then turns off to save power.
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TIME LAPSE / STEP VIDEO RECORDING Stop 3-4. Press“SHUTTER” button to wake up LCD screen. The camera stops recording and starts post-editing video immediately. 3-5. LCD screen displays “PROCESSING” icon accompanied by beep sound to confirm the completion of video post-editing. 3-6.
STOP MOTION RECORDING Start 4-1. At STOP MOTION mode, press “SHUTTER “ button. LCD screen shows “Initializing Stop Motion “ followed by a beep to start recording. 4-2. Press “SHUTTER “ button to capture each single frame. Stop 4-3. Hold “SHUTTER“button for 3 secs to stop recording. LCD screen displays “Closing Stop Motion“...
MENU SETTINGS 1. At preview screen, press “ ” button to go to MENU SETTINGS screen. 2. At MENU SETTINGS, press “ ” or “ ” button to switch to menu options. 3. Press “ ” button to enter the setting. 4.
MAIN MENU Setting Level I Level II Displays current Info camera status Time Lapse Step Video Capture Mode Still Stop Motion Time Lapse Burst Length Step Video Burst Interval Interval Not available for Still Still and Stop Motion Stop Motion mode Daytime Scene...
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MAIN MENU Setting Level I Level II Camera will auto Schedule Continuous combine several daily AVI files into a single file* Every daily recording Daily produce a single AVI file* *Note: Maximum AVI file size is 500MB. *Refer to the last page for a video tutorial. Auto, tungsten, fluorescent (1), White Balance...
MORE SETTINGS Setting Option LED Indicator Yes, No Date & Time Set camera date & time Time Stamp Yes, No 1080P Resolution 720P Zoom in Focus Zoom out *Focus Mode when using with BCS Lens. Ok to Exit Refer to the last page for a video tutorial. Playback FPS 1, 5, 10, 20, 30 FPS, Custom System Info...
SPECIFICATIONS Model TLC2000 Resolution 1080P Aperture F2.0 Field of View 118° Time Lapse, Step Video, Capture Mode Still, Stop Motion LCD Screen 2.0” TFT LCD microSD/ microSDHC/ microSDXC Storage (up to 128 GB, recommend a minimum of Class 10) 2 AA Batteries Power Source DC IN 5V 1A (USB-C connector) 32 °F ~ 113 °F (0 °C ~ 45 °C)
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T h e p r o d u c t f e a t u r e s , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s s h e e t s a n d instructions may differ from actual products. Please refer to Brinno official site for the latest version of user manual.
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Scan the QR code to watch the video tutorial for TLC2000.
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