Users Manual Infrared Scouting Trail Camera BG8304-4G Contents 1 2.1 2.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 General Description ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 Key Features ........................................................................................................................ 1 Application ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Two Way Communication ................................................................................................ 1 1.4 1.5 Cautions ................................................................................................................................ 2 2 Camera Overview and Details ....................................................................................................... 3 Camera Overview ............................................................................................................... 3 Mode Switch Introduction: .............................................................................................. 5 3 Camera General Operations .......................................................................................................... 6 Power Supply ...................................................................................................................... 6 Insert SD card and SIM card ............................................................................................ 6 Preview Information Display ........................................................................................... 6 Settings Menu ..................................................................................................................... 6 3.4.1 Setting Items .......................................................................................................................................... 7 4 Quick Set Network Parameters Use profile ............................................................................... 9 Do the Camera Settings .................................................................................................... 9 Manually Send a MMS or GPRS Photo ....................................................................... 10 SMS Control ....................................................................................................................... 10 5 APP and SMS Commands ............................................................................................................ 11 Change Settings via Android/iOS APP or SMS ........................................................ 11 User Jurisdiction .............................................................................................................. 11 Use Android/iOS APP ...................................................................................................... 11 5.3.1 Firstly, set administrator number. ................................................................................................. 12 5.3.2 Set MMS Parameters: ........................................................................................................................ 13 5.3.3 Set GPRS Parameters: ...................................................................................................................... 13 5.3.4 Set receive numbers and email-address:..................................................................................... 14 5.3.5 Set GPS Info: ....................................................................................................................................... 14 5.3.6 Get one spot picture from camera : ............................................................................................... 15 5.3.7 Change camera general settings : ................................................................................................. 15 5.3.8 Other commands: ............................................................................................................................... 16 SMS Command List ......................................................................................................... 16 6 Normal Questions and Advice .................................................................................................... 18 Camera cant capture the target ................................................................................... 18 Camera stops taking images or wont take images ................................................ 18 Camera stops sending photos/videos to email(s) or MMS(s). ............................ 18 Appendix I: Specifications ................................................................................................................. 19 5.1 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.2 6.3 5.4 Appendix II: Parts List ......................................................................................................................... 20 BG8303&BG8304 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 General Description Thank you for choosing Boskoncam high qualified products. This camera is a digital scouting camera with 3G or 4G communication function. It is an infrared surveillance camera, triggered by any movement of human or animal monitored by a high sensitive Passive Infrared
(PIR) motion sensor, and then automatically captures high quality pictures (up to 36M pixels) or records video clips (1080 Full HD). It sends picture instantly to your mobile device or video (less than 10M) to your e-mail via GPRS network. Youll be alerted when the camera is triggered or settings by user. It is resistant against water and snow. The camera can also be used as a portable digital camera. 1.2 Key Features A. Programmable 8/14/30 Megapixel high resolution. B. Support Full HD(1080p 30fps) video record;
C. Take color pictures daylight and black white pictures at night;
D. 48 pcs IR LEDs for flash range as 100ft;
E. Available operation temperature: -20 to 60;
F. Build-In 2.31 TFT Screen to review photo and video in camera;
G. Support standard 5V-12V adapter and 8AA/12AA batteries; 8AA/12AA recommend;
H. Extra-long range PIR(More than 90ft);
I. Adjustable PIR sensitivity;
J. SMS Remote control (Android and iOS APP).;
K. Support most (maybe all) Bands of operators;
L. MMS/GPRS/SMTP support. 1.3 Application This camera can be used as an automatic surveillance device for guarding and recording unexpected intrusion to homes, shops, schools, depots, offices, taxis, work sites, etc. It can also be used as a trail camera for hunting or monitoring animals by recording the traces of wild animals. It can be left alone for weeks and months, and it will save event records automatically in digital format. 1.4 Two Way Communication You can set SMS control sub-menu as ON to open the two way communication function. Under this setting, the camera can receive and respond to your SMS command or the Android/iOS APP command. instantly This camera can send pictures to your mobile device via LTE(4G)
/WCDMA(3G)/GSM(2G)(GSM&3G dose not work in the USA and Canada) network. Youll be alerted just when a picture or video has been taken. The camera sends MMS or Email message through MMSC(MMS Service Center) or GPRS network; you need to open MMS and GPRS service from your service provider before using this function. It supports the following bands:
Europe: LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20; WCDMA: B1/B5/B8; GSM: B3/B8; North America:
LTE-FDD:B2/B4/B12/B13; WCDMA: B2/B4/B5 Page 1 BG8303&BG8304 1 Introduction 1.5 Cautions The working voltage of the camera is 5-12V. The camera is supplied by the power adapter or 8AA&12 AA batteries. Please install batteries according to shown polarity. Please insert the SD card before powering on camera. The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos. The camera will not work if there is no SD card. Please unlock the write-protect switch before inserting the SD card. Please do not insert or take out the SD card when the power switch is at ON position. Please make sure that your SIM card supports the MMS and GPRS data business. When coming into the SETUP mode, allow the camera approximately 10-20 seconds to acquire a signal. It is recommended to format the SD card by the camera when used for the first time. Many other SD cards formatted by other cameras have poor compatibility with different brands of cameras. So it is best to format the SD card with this camera or a computer. In the SETUP mode, the camera will shut down automatically after 3 minutes without any operation. Please turn on the power again if you want to continue to work with the control. Page 2 BG8303&BG8304 2 Camera Overview and Details 2 Camera Overview and Details 2.1 Camera Overview Take a few moments to familiarize with the camera controls and displays. It is helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it when reading through the rest of the manual. Figure 1 Diagram of camera functional indicators Figure 2 Inner panel view Page 3 BG8303&BG8304 2 Camera Overview and Details Figure 3 Diagram of Input Keys Figure 4 Diagram of camera interfaces Page 4 BG8303&BG8304 2 Camera Overview and Details 2.2 Mode Switch Introduction:
Setup Mode: Slide the Mode Switch to SET UP, then the Camera will enter Set up mode. In this mode, you can program the camera or to playback the photos or video clips. Hunting Mode: Slide the Mode Switch to ON, then the Camera will enter hunting mode. In this mode, when animal or human intrudes into the monitoring region, the camera will take pictures or videos automatically according to the previous programmed settings. After switching to ON position, the motion indication LED (red) will blink for about 10~30 seconds. So you can put the camera in the correct position during this period. OFF Mode: Slide the Mode Switch to OFF, then the camera will power off. Setup Mode Hunting Mode OFF Mode Page 5 BG8303&BG8304 3 Camera General Operations 3 Camera General Operations This chapter explains the general operations for camera settings. 3.1 Power Supply Use 12 AA batteries. High-density and high-performance alkaline or lithium batteries are recommended. Also 5-12V external power supply and solar panel are supported. The battery can be just a backup for emergency use (5V support). 3.2 Insert SD card and SIM card Insert an unlocked SD card and an available SIM card. 3.3 Preview Information Display Slide the Mode Switch to SET UP, then the Camera will enter Set up mode. When the camera is enter SET UP mode the current settings will be displayed on screen. Figure 5 Preview information display Indicates the correct SIM card status and the available space of SD card should be a none zero value. Indicates the SIM card is not recognized by the camera or the SIM card is not working due to connection/activation issues. Please check the signal strength is good before you use sending or SMS functions. 3.4 Settings Menu Press MENU on the keyboard to enter into the menu settings. The settings menu will be shown on the LCD. Use or key to select the menu item, use or to change different item pages or select the different options. Press OK to save the settings. Page 6 BG8303&BG8304 3 Camera General Operations 3.4.1 Setting Items Setting Items Camera Mode Photo Size Description Basic Settings There are three camera modes: PhotoVideo and Pic +Video. If you choose Pic +Video mode, the camera takes a picture with a video clip. Default: Photo Choose the image size: 8MP (3264x2448), 14MP (4320x3240) or 36MP (7000x5250). Default: 36MP Video Size Choose the video size: 1920x1080, 1280x720 or 640x480. Default:1080P Photo Burst Video Length This parameter affects the number of pictures (1-5 photos) taken for each triggering in camera mode. Default: 1 Photo 5 to 180 video clips. Default: 10s Time and PIR Settings Set Clock Set camera RTC (Real-Time-Clock). Default:2019/01/01 Time Lapse 5Min~8Hour Optional. Time lapse means the camera can capture images or videos at a preset time interval regardless of whether motions are detected. Please note that if the PIR Trigger is set to Off, then Time Lapse cant be set to Off. Default: Off High/Normal/Low/Off Choose sensitivity of the PIR. The higher sensitivity indicates that the camera is more easily triggered by motion and takes more pictures or records more videos. It is recommended to use high sensitivity in room or environment with little interference, and to use lower sensitivity for outdoor or environment with lots of interference like a hot wind, smoke, near the window, etc. For normal use of the camera, the Normal mode is recommended and is the default setting. Default: Normal 0s-60Min Optional This parameter indicates how long the PIR will be disabled after each triggering in ON mode. During this time the PIR of the device will not react to the motion of human (or animal). The minimum interval is 0 second. It means the PIR can work all the time. Default: 5s ON/OFF Select ON to set the beginning time and ending time. Set Work Hour as off means the camera works all day. Default: Off Network Control Settings PIR Trigger PIR Interval Work Hour Send to There are 3 Sending modes:
Page 7 BG8303&BG8304 3 Camera General Operations 1. Phone MMS: send images to a mobile phone. 2. Email GPRS: send images to an e-mail address via GPRS use SMTP. 3. FTP: send images to ftp. You should set your receiving phone numbers (Max 4 numbers) and your receiving e-mail address (Max 4 Mails) from profile or in the APP program. Default: Email-GPRS There are 4 Send modes: Manual works in SETUP modeDaily and Instant work in ON mode. OFF means to close the communication function. 1. Manual:
Choose Manual in SETUP mode. Please ensure a SIM card is inserted properly. Phone MMS can only send photos; but you can send photos or videos( less than 10M) when you choose Email GPRS. 2. Daily:
Daily, just works in ON mode. Daily means the camera will report the summarized information at a preset time on how many pictures it had taken per day. 3. Instant:
Instant, just works in ON mode, which means the camera will send an MMS to your phone instantly with photos or to your email with Photos/Videos(less than 10M). Send numbers from 0-unlimited. 4. Off: to disable Sending function. Default: Instant(99 number) SMS Control enables two way communication. When SMS Control to ON, the camera can receive and respond to your SMS commands. Default: ON Setting the picture size which will be sent to your email. There are 3 options for this setting. Low: Sends a severely compressed picture. Normal: Sends a slightly compressed picture. High: Sends the original pictures. (Not available for Verizon) Default: High Choose the network mode. You can choose GSM Only when the LTE and WCDMA networks are unstable. Auto: Auto register network (3G/4G priority). GSM Only: Only register GSM network. Default: Auto Other Function Settings Send Mode SMS Control Attachment Size Network Mode Language Beep Sound Format SD Default Set Version Choose language. Default: English Enable or disable the beep sound. Default: ON Format the SD card. All images and videos in the SD card will be deleted. Restore all settings back to the default values. Version information Page 8 BG8303&BG8304 4 Quick Set Network Parameters use profile 4 Quick Set Network Parameters Use profile 4.1 Do the Camera Settings Get the camera set-up profile BG8304.txt form Boskoncam. 1) Open the profile BG8304.txtthen you can change the parameters as following
(China Unicom as sample):
Step1Set MMS parameters Please get the MMS parameters form operatorthen fill them into the profile. If you dont know how to get the MMS parameterswe will help you to get them. Step2Set Email-GPRS parameters Please get APN from the operator and fill it into the profile. Then fill your send Email Infoyou should make sure the info is correct. Step3Set the received info:
1 Please enter your receive Email address and phone numbers. Make sure they are correct. 2) The attached file is the demo file. 3) After you finish entering the profile, create a folder named GSM in your SD Card. Then put the profile into the folder. Page 9 BG8303&BG8304 4 Quick Set Network Parameters use profile Step1: Create the GSM folder in SD Card 4.2 Manually Send an MMS or GPRS Photo Step2: Put the profile BG8304.TXT into the folder After you generate a setting file in your SD card, please slide the power switch to SETUP position. When the camera acquires signal and the SIM card icon and press Shot key to take a photo manually. appears, target an object Then press the key Playback to review the photos, press and to switch previous or next photo. Press MENU and you can see a Send Phone [MMS] or Email GPRS interface, press OK to send out the MMS or Email. After a few seconds (Usually less than 1Min), you will receive an MMS in your phone or Email in your mailbox. 4.3 SMS Control When the camera is working, you can send a text message #T# to your cameras SIM card to get a spot image or use our APP (Chapter 5). Note: you need to set SMS control as ON when using SMS command. Down load the Android control software from our website. The specified website is written in the last page of the manual. For iPhone, just download it from the App Store by searching Boskoncam. Page 10 BG8303&BG8304 5 APP and SMS Commands 5 APP and SMS Commands 5.1 Change Settings via Android/iOS APP or SMS If you find it inconvenient to use PC Settings, we provide an android /iOS APP to set up the camera. When you are far away from your house, your camera position, you can get spot photos or change camera settings via our android/iOS APP or SMS. If you want to use SMS Commands to control the camera, please make sure the submenu item SMS Control is ON as following:
After changing the SMS Control to ON, slide the mode switch to ON. Wait about 1min when the Indicated LED finish blink, you can send SMS commands. 5.2 User Jurisdiction There are two user Jurisdiction: administrator and normal users. Each user has a different Jurisdiction level:
Functions Set administrator phone number Set administrators password Set camera parameters Set normal user Send SMS for on spot picture Receive MMS when triggered Check camera status Get help information 5.3 Use the Android/iOS APP User Jurisdiction Only administrators password Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator, normal user Administrator, normal user Administrator, normal user Its easy to use the Android/iOS APP to communicate with the camera, so you dont need to edit the SMS. You just need to click the button to finish the operation. If you not use the BG8304.txt to set MMS and GPRS parameters, you should do the setting as following steps:
Step1: Click the button to add a camera. Step2: Enter the cameras name and SIM card number. Then click to add the Page 11 BG8303&BG8304 5 APP and SMS Commands camera. Step3: Click the to enter the setting page. 5.3.1 Firstly, set administrator number. 1: Click Advanced setting the Advanced setting list will be shown. 2: Click Set Masters Number, the Set Masters Number list will be shown. 3: Enter your master number and password in the Set Master Number page(The initial password is 6868), 4: Then click Send. After a few seconds, you can receive on message form the camera like Dear master, your number is 138********. Page 12 BG8303&BG8304 5 APP and SMS Commands 5.3.2 Set MMS Parameters:
Click Set MMS parameters to enter the MMS parameters setting page. Choose your Country and SIM card Operator. You can setting MMS parameters automatically. Then click Send, you will receive one message from the camera like URL= http://******, IP=******, port=**, APN=******, Account=******, Password=******
5.3.3 Set GPRS Parameters:
Click Set GPRS parameters to enter the GPRS parameters setting page. Enter your sending Email address and password. Enter the port and SMTP server. Then click Send, you will receive one message from the camera after few seconds like SendEmailServer=smtp.***.com,SendEmailPort=***,GPRSAPN=***,GPRSAccount=, GPRSPassword=,SendEmailAddr=******@**.com,SendEmailPassword=******. Page 13 BG8303&BG8304 5 APP and SMS Commands 5.3.4 Set receive numbers and email-address:
Enter your received numbers and received email address pages. 5.3.5 Set GPS Info:
Click Set GPS to set the current GPS info to the camera. It is the real position when you put your camera on a tree or some place. Please make sure the switch of GPS in your cell phone (master number) is turned on. Then you can find the GPS info on the stamp as follows:
Page 14 BG8303&BG8304 5 APP and SMS Commands 5.3.6 Get one spot picture from the camera :
After you set parameters from 5.3.1~5.3.4 or use BG8304.txt to set the parameters. You can get a picture by MMS or by Email to verify the parameters. If the parameters are correct, you can receive one picture from the camera after 20s~40s. If not, please recheck the parameters you set before or do the steps from 5.3.1~5.3.4 again. 5.3.7 Change camera general settings :
Click General Settings, then enter general setting page. You can change any item like operating the cameras menu settings. Page 15 BG8303&BG8304 5 APP and SMS Commands 5.3.8 Other commands:
Click Advanced setting, then you can change password, format SD/TF card, check all camera settings 5.4 SMS Command List The list below shows all the SMS commands for you. You can control your camera via SMS. No Functions SMS Commands A. Set Network Parameters 1 2 3 4 Set Normal Users Phone Number Set MMS Parameters Set Send Email Parameters Set Receive E-mail address
#n#138********#150********#152********#
#m#http://mmsc.monternet.com#10.0.0.172#80#cm wap# name#password#
(The example parameters are for the carrier of China Mobile)
#s#bsktest123@163.com#bsk123#25#cmnet#smtp. 163.com#name#password#
#r#mail1@163.com#mail2@163.com
#mail3@163.com #mail4@163.com#
B. Normal Control No Functions SMS Commands 1 Get One Spot Photo 2 Check Camera
#T# (Send MMS to phone) #T#E#(Send to email by GPRS)
#L#
Page 16 BG8303&BG8304 5 APP and SMS Commands Settings Format SD Card Set Administrators Password Set GPS Info Help 3 4 5 6
#F#
#P#0000# (Its suggested that the administrators password be changed at the beginning)
#g# Latitude# Longitude# Altitude#
#H#
C. Set Menu Parameter No Functions SMS Commands 1 Change Camera Mode #e#cp# (photo mode) or #e#cv# (video mode) or Change Photo Size Change Photo Burst Change Video Size Change Video Length #e#v5# or #e #v30# (the number after V is
#e#ct#(pic+video)
#e#s8# (8mp) or #e#s14# (14mp) or #e#s30(36Mp)#
#e#b1# (1~5 photos)
#e#ff#(1080p) or #e#fh#(720p) or #e#fl#(VGA) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Change Date Time Change Time Lapse Change PIR Trigger 10 Change PIR Interval 11 Change Send To 12 Change Send Mode 13 Change Work Hour seconds)
#e#t# (adjustment the time)
#e#l1h# (1 hour) or #e#l5m# (5 min)
#e#po# (Off) or #e#ph# (High) or #e#pn# (Normal) or #e#pl# (Low)
#e#i30m# (30min) or #e#i30s# (30sec)
#e#mp# (phone) or #e#mg# (e-mail gprs)
#e#ed# (daily) or #e#ei10# (to set instant mode and the max number per day) or #e#eo# (off) or
#e#em#(Manual)
#e#hoff# or #e#hon10:00-18:00#
Page 17 BG8303&BG8304 6 Normal Questions and Advice 6 Normal Questions and Advice 6.1 The camera cant capture the target 1. Please check the protective film of the PIR Fresnel lens is removed or not. 2. Check the PIR Trigger (PIR sensitivity) parameter setting. For warm environmental conditions, set the Sensor Level to High and for cold weather use, set the sensor for Low. 3. Try to set your camera up in an area where no heat resources are in the cameras field of view. 4. Try to set camera on stable and immovable objects, i.e.: big trees. 5. If human being/animal moves fast, it may move out of the cameras field of view before photo is taken. Move camera further back or redirect camera. 6.2 The camera stops taking images or wont take images 1. Please make sure that the SD card is not full. If the card is full, the camera will stop taking images. 2. Please make sure the batteries power is sufficient. 3. Make sure the camera mode switch slide to ON position. 4. When sending(MMS or Email) function is on, there will be around 1-minute interval for the camera to send out photo before camera shooting the next photo. Turn off the sending function; camera can shoot photos continuously. 5. Please format the SD card with the camera before using or when the camera stops taking images. 6.3 The camera stops sending photos/videos to email(s) or MMS(s). 1. Check if the SIM card is out of the connection. 2. Check if the SIM card is available. 3. Check if the signal is too weak or there is no signal covered. 4. Make sure the GPRS/MMS parameters setting is correct (check the manual). Page 18 BG8303&BG8304 Appendix 1: Specifications Appendix I: Specifications Image Sensor Lens PIR Detection Range Display Screen Memory Card Picture Resolution Video Resolution PIR Sensitivity Trigger Time Weight 14MP Color CMOS, 36MP Interpolation F/NO=1.8FOV=70 25m/85ft 2.31 TFT Up to 32 GB 36MP = 70005250 14MP = 43203240 8MP = 32642448 1080FHD(19201080) 720P HD (1280720) VGA (640480) Adjustable (High / Normal / Low/Off)
<0.8s 0.30 kg(without battery) Operation/Storage Temperature
-20 ~ +60C / -30 ~ +70C PIR Interval Video Length Power Supply Stand-by Current Sound Recording Network Send Original Picture Send Videos(<10MB) SMS Remote Control GPS Setting APP Language Mounting Waterproof Grade Dimensions Operation Humidity Security Authentication 0 sec ~ 60 min 5 ~ 180 sec 8AA or 12AA 5~12V External Power Supply
< 0.25 mA (<6mAh / Day) Available Yes(2G,3G,4G) Yes (not available for Verizon) Yes(not available for Verizon) Yes Yes(Show LNG&LAT) Android/iOS APP English, suomi, Deutsch, Svenskt, Dansk, Norsk, Czech, Russian, Italiano, French.. Rope(<10mm) /Belt IP67 147 x96 x79 mm 5 % - 90 %
FCC, CE, RoHS Page 19 BG8303&BG8304 Appendix II: Parts List Appendix II: Parts List Part Name Trail Camera USB Cable Belt Users Manual Antenna Warranty Card SIM Card Adapter Quantity One One One One One One One Website Information: Download the APP software from here:
Android APP Download address http://www.boskoncam.com/download.html
(Version 1.0) Page 20 FCC ID:2ATLL-BG8304 FCC WARNING:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with FCC RF for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter radiation exposure limits set forth