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TLC200 Pro
User Manual
01
WELCOME
TO
BRINNO
FA M I LY !
THE
Welcome to
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03
Optional Accessories
Brinno Reader
(ABR100)
Shutter Line
(ATS110)
Motion Sensor
(ATM110)
Pan Lapse
(ART100)
Pouch
(ATP100)
Micro Scope
Adapter(AMH100)
Brinno Lens
(BCS 18-55 & BCS 24-70)
CONTENT
09 Package Contents
10 Before You Begin Taking Photos
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
Display Icons
How Our Power Saving Technology Works
First Steps
Mode
Time Lapse Mode & Setting a Time Interval
To Begin Recording
To Stop Recording
Storage status
Focus Mode
21 Basic settings
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
27
28 More Settings
28
28
29
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30
30
31
Time Stamp
Low Light Recording
Set Date & Time
LED Indicator
Band Filter
Firmware Version
Reset
32 Reference
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
CS-mount lens
Extensional accessories
External Power
Micro USB connector-File transfer
Micro USB connector-Webcam
What Settings Should I Use
Scene Setting & What Size SD Card Should I Use
Battery Life
42 Specification
OK
START
on
Settings
SD Storage
Set the
Time Interval
Focus
ASAP
1 Sec
2 Sec
3 Sec
5 Sec
10 Sec
20 Sec
Image Quality
Best/Better/Good
Scene
30 Sec
1 Min
5 Min
10 Min
1 Hr
Custom
Daylight/Twilight/Night/Moon/Star
Timer
HDR Range
High/Medium/Low
Exposure
Custom Image
MENU
TIME
Saturation
Contrast
OK
START
Sharpness
on
EXIT
If the screen goes to sleep, press OK to wake up.
OK
START
EXIT
Package Contents
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SD
AA
AA
AA
AA
8 Screw
09
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7
1
8
9
10
3
11
12
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
Battery Door
Strap Eyelet
LED indicator
8 LCD Screen
9 MENU ( ) Button
10 TIME ( ) Button
11 OK/ START Button
12 Power Switch
13 Tripod Screw Hole
Display Icons
Set Up screen
1
T.Lapse
ASAP
OK
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3
4
Preview screen
At Set Up screen
1 Capture mode
T.Lapse: Time Lapse mode
Shutter: Stop Motion mode
Motion: Motion Activated mode
2 Time interval
Select a pre-set time interval or customize yourself.
3 System date and time
4 Battery level
Icon
6
7
READY
8
Description
(green)
(green)
(yellow)
(red)
Low battery.
Replace as soon as possible.
Out of battery.
Replace battery immediately.
At Preview screen
BATTERY
EMPTY
5 Scene mode
6 White Balance mode
7 Preview image capture window
Status icon
8 Battery Empty
SD
FULL
10
9 SD Card Full
Please download files to clear SD card space.
11
SD
ERROR
10
SD
NO CARD
11
SD Card Error
Please replace SD card.
No Card
Please Insert SD card.
11
Preview screen
T.Lapse
1 Sec
720P
10 sec.
50 sec.
OK
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READY
At Preview Screen
After 50 seconds without activity on the set up or preview screen, the LCD screen will turn off automatically
to save power. You can press the OK button to wake up
camera.
12
First Steps
Initial Step-1 Installing the Batteries
1
13
First Steps
Initial Step-3 Turning on the Camera
1
1 Sec
SD
READING..
on
T.Lapse
OK
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Setting
OK
More
Set Date
& Time
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OK
OK : Next
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Mode
Start Screen
T.Lapse
ASAP
OK
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MENU
TIME
MENU
Settings
TIME
Set the Time Interval
Settings
(Refer to
Page21-31)
SD Storage
Display the SD
card capacity
(Refer to
Page19)
Setting the
Time Interval
(Refer to
Page16)
Focus
Enlarge the preview
image, so you can easily
adjust the lens focus.
(Refer to Page20)
15
Mode
Time Lapse Mode
In Time Lapse Mode, the camera will take one photo at
the time interval you selected. When you are finished
recording, the camera will convert those photos into a
time lapse video!
Before you begin recording, you can change the Time
Lapse Frame Rate. For more information please refer
to page 16.
Output file format: AVI. (Without audio)
Resolution: 720P
Time Lapse video length: The maximum size of each
single AVI file ranges between 8,192 to 20,480 frames,
depending on the time interval setting.
1-2
TIME
TIME
2 Sec
10 Min
OK
OK
TIME
CUSTOM
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OK
OK : Next
T.Lapse
1 Sec
OK
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Set up screen
Mode
2. To Begin Recording
2-1
2-2
T.Lapse
1 Sec
10 sec.
OK
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READY
Set up screen
Preview screen
REC
Recording
2-3
Recording period
2-1 After selecting the time interval, press OK to proceed to the Preview Screen.
2-2 On the Preview screen, hold the OK button for 2
seconds to start recording. Preview Screen will
show REC at the bottom bar.
2-3 During the recording period, the LCD panel will
turn off to save power.
17
Mode
3. To Stop Recording
3-1
Processing
Preview screen
3-2
SD
3-1
3-2
18
Storage Status
In this mode, the LCD will display the SD card capacity,
so you will know how much free space remains on the
SD card.
SD Storage
S i z e =4GB
Used =27%
F r e e =73%
OK
19
Focus Mode
In this mode, the camera will enlarge the preview image, making it easier to focus the lens.
Focus
3-1
Page 5
OK
Page 5
3-2
20
Basic settings
Setting the
Time Lapse Playback Frame Rate:
You can change the videos FPS (frames per second)
playback with this setting.
Setting
Frame Rate
Time Lapse
Frame Rate
15 FPS
20 FPS
30 FPS
OK
OK
10FPS
(Frames Per
Second) means:
10 frames are
played in 1
second.
Option
1 FPS
Very slow
Shooting subject
Slide show
5 FPS
Slow
10 FPS
15 FPS
20 FPS
Medium
Biking
Medium
Flowers growing,
Educational endeavors
30 FPS
Fast
Parties, Sunrises,
Sunsets, Natural settings.
21
Basic settings
White Balance Mode
1
Setting
White
Balance
Mode
OK
WB Mode
Auto
5000 Day
7000 Shad
OK
At the default setting of Auto (AWB), the camera automatically adjusts white balance so that a white subject
will appear white regardless of the color of the light
source. It may however be necessary to match white
balance to the light source under mixed lighting or
when photographing a subject that is a solid color.
Option
AWB
Description
Color
Temperature
Auto
Day
balance automatically
Approx. 5000K
Shade
Approx. 7000K
Cloudy
Approx. 6000K
22
Approx. 2800K
Basic settings
Image Quality
1
Setting
Quality
Best
Better
Good
Image
Quality
OK
OK
Option
Best
Better
Good
Single frame
size
Description
Low compression
rate produces
200~ 400
maximum image
Kb
data for highest
quality images
150~ 300
General usage
Kb
High compression
rate produce less
70~ 150
image data, best
Kb
for long capture
periods
4 GB SD card
capability
14,000
photos
20,000
photos
30,000
photos
23
Basic settings
Scene
1
Setting
Scene
Scene
Daylight
Twilight
Night
OK
OK
Scene
Moon
Star
OK
Option
Description
Night
Moon
Star
24
Basic settings
Timer
1
Setting
Timer
0000-0000
Exit
Cancel
OK
Timer
OK
Timer
0000 - 0000
OK : Next
1 Sec
2 sec.
OK
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READY
Set up screen
Preview screen
REC
Recording
Recording period
Basic settings
HDR Range
1
Setting
HDF Range
HDR
Range
High
Medium
Low
OK
OK
Option
High
Medium
Low
26
Basic settings
Exposure
1
Setting
Exposure
Exposure
OK
In the Exposure setting menu, press MENU ( ) to
increase (+) exposure time or select TIME ( ) to decrease (-) the exposure time. Press OK to exit.
Custom Image
1
Setting
Custom
Image
OK
Custom
Custom
Custom
Saturation
Contrast
Sharpness
OK
OK
OK
27
More settings
Time Stamp
1
More
Time
Stamp
Time Stamp
ON
OFF
OK
OK
More
Low Light
Recording
OK
Low Light
ON
OFF
OK
More settings
Set Date & Time
1
More
Set Date
& Time
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OK
OK : Next
LED Indicator
1
More
LED
Indicator
OK
LED Display
ON
OFF
OK
More settings
Band Filter
1
Setting
Flicker Set
None
50 Hz
60 Hz
Band
Filter
OK
OK
Firmware Version
1
More
Firmware
Firmware
Version
x.xx.x
OK
OK
30
More settings
Reset
1
More
Reset
Reset
ON
OFF
OK
OK
Function
Setting
Capture mode
Time Lapse
Time Interval
2 seconds
10 FPS
Auto
Better
Scene
Daylight
HDR Range
Medium
Time Stamp
ON
ON
LED Indicator
ON
Band Filter
None
31
Reference
CS-mount lens
The TLC200 Pro comes with an interchangeable CSMount lens, so you can change the CS-Mount lens by
yourself to fit your shooting needs.
off
Turn off Camera
Default Lens
Brinno Lens
Reference
Extensional accessories
Motion Sensor
(ATM110)
Shutter Line
(ATS110)
33
Reference
External Power
DC 5V
34
Reference
Micro USB connector
A. File transfer
LCD Display
Micro USB
35
Reference
Micro USB connector
B. Webcam
LCD Display
36
Description
Recording kids, pets
Recording family
parties, public events,
and happy time all
around
Recording your trips,
Recording Flowers
growing, or
gardening over a
period of time
Time
Interval
Playback
Frame Rate
1~ 30
seconds
10~30
1~10
seconds
10~30
2 sec~ 1 min
10~30
1~30 min
15~30
Recording a building
Construction being built or any
30 min~ 1 hr
construction project
15~30
10~30
Biking
1 sec
37
Scene Setting
Daylight Twilight
Night
Moon
Star
The longest
exposure time
(Sec.)
1/15
0.5
The shortest
time interval
(Sec.)
0.2~1
Stored photos
4 GB SD Card
30,000
8 GB SD Card
60,000
16 GB SD Card
120,000
32 GB SD Card
240,000
38
Battery Life
Scene: Day mode
Days
ASAP
Captured frames to
battery low
168,000
1 SEC
200,000
2.3
2 SEC
244,000
5.6
5 SEC
204,000
11.5
10 SEC
145,000
17.0
20 SEC
108,000
25.0
30 SEC
84,500
29.0
1 MIN
51,000
35.0
5 MIN
12,300
42.0
10 MIN
6,300
43.0
1 HR
1070
4 HR
269
24 HR
45
Time interval
44.0
45.0
ASAP
Captured frames to
battery low
93,690
2 SEC
67,400
1.6
Time interval
5 SEC
55,500
3.2
10 SEC
51,300
5.9
20 SEC
51,000
11.5
30 SEC
45,000
15.0
1 MIN
33,700
23.0
5 MIN
10,900
38.0
10 MIN
5,900
41.0
1 HR
1,060
4 HR
269
24 HR
45
44.0
45.0
39
Battery Life
Scene: Night mode
Time interval
Captured frames to
battery low
Days
ASAP
49,420
1.1
5 SEC
39,000
2.3
10 SEC
30,000
3.5
20 SEC
28,100
6.5
30 SEC
26,200
9.0
1 MIN
21,800
15.0
5 MIN
9,300
32.0
10 MIN
5,400
37.0
1 HR
1,040
43.0
4 HR
268
24 HR
44
44.0
40
Captured frames to
battery low
Days
ASAP
26,000
1.2
7 SEC
18,300
1.5
10 SEC
18,800
2.2
20 SEC
16,000
3.5
30 SEC
15,500
5.0
1 MIN
13,800
9.0
5 MIN
7,400
25.0
10 MIN
4,700
32.0
1 HR
1000
42.0
4 HR
266
24 HR
44
44.0
Battery Life
Scene: Star mode
Days
ASAP
Captured frames to
battery low
13,200
20 SEC
9,900
2.1
30 SEC
8,800
3.0
1 MIN
8,200
5.7
5 MIN
5,400
19.0
10 MIN
3,800
27.0
1 HR
970
40.0
4 HR
262
44.0
24 HR
44
45.0
Time interval
1.2
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Specification
CAMERA
Model TLC200 Pro
LCD Screen 1.44" TFT LCD
Lens Rotating Angle 120
Waterproof
CAPTURE MODE
Time Lapse Auto generation of Time Lapse video
Stop Motion Optional, (Use with the Shutter Line (ATS110))
Motion Activated Optional, (Use with the Motion Sensor (ATM110))
SENSOR
Type 1/3" HDR sensor
Dynamic Range 115db
Resolution 1.3 Mega pixel
Pixel size 4.2um
Sensitivity 3650mV/lux-sec (Ultra good low light quality)
OPTICS LENS (BCS 019)
Type CS Mount (Aspherical Glass Lens)
Aperture F2.0
Field of View 112
Focal Length 19 mm ( 35mm equivalent)
Focus Distance Manual: 1cm to (factory setting: 40 cm)
RECORDING
Time Lapse Video Format: AVI
301-0040-00
EN A3